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Oro t• .64,779 it f ull Cloj et • 10 0 ' Glo at rlob. POST-OPPICE LO Oda DrRECTORY fur The earliest 1847. he f oil , copy of the work has been beta few days issued , and • olit "winan Jourgnals Reviews have already appeared in the leading Metro - TIMES, Nov. 18, 1846. for' • • 847 'rbe ~. -01,;11th annual publication of this work—the volume for hator's now issued. It is a wonderfully different affair from the old w idth used to consist of little or nothing more than the Yeirs, ea , list of tresmen -it comprises now, and has for soul! Street Dire a c d tory " ' a " Trades' Directory," a " Court Di host of ' " Postal Directory," a "Conveyance Directory," with a y a revised other little digests. The volume appears to have been very , and supplies the latest informatio . Ot course, ralim l treaty with Prussia has not been overloo ed ; and In te rs il i Poll!ts the work seems to bear the test of a sear into mat- Which changes have been very recent. The 1 10111f11% CHRONICLE, Nov. 20, 1846. hi um Powers of expansion exhibited by this most useful annual aPPears really unlimited. Published during a series of forty ,ta 4 ears in a metropolis whose dwellings increase in number.by an l arger rn erage of some 14,900, and whose commerce expands in sll eilluin te r u re, the " Post-office Directory" has become enormously Peas o ,_ m bulk, as also in the complicated variety: of its ble d coptents. The admirable success with which the really fatigables d.fficultics been ask has been overcome by the in e- . ski Pulffisher hasproved by the experience of many years t , tb e ~"_e e n eed say little more than that the present volume presen s N it :in tokens as its predecessors, of intelligent method and Inge -44,4[a. rr angement, in packing Into reasonable compass, and pro -400 p 111 lucid order, its millions of facts and references. Within e very on ' es every man may learn everything he ou t? know about 41 w 10 1 his co -dwellers in the great metropolis, their businesses, ve ry every . thing necessary to facilitate him in Ins ocs n. postalTairie tan,gP_ld extension of our railway system, and the new ' l ,f!rli with some continental states, have rendered necessary /414 t he 'rdve additions to the sections appropriated to Conveyanc d e nu t eel ellt " c 'fnce• We find the information given under those hea s ba r ntorY ffill and accurate as it was well possible to make them, Work e new and recent than we should have thought attainable in t such magnitude. Prefixed to the volume is about the best London we happen to have met with. MORNING HERALD, Nov. 21, 1848. be en, t t as the proportions of this indispensable work have hitherto e volun le 14r ther for 1847 comes forth under circumstances of still ebi ed „ enl argement. The experience of 47 years has obviously en- f enrivai'Le proprietor, Mr. Frederick Kelly, to produce a Directory h o e Co mpleteness, wherein every species of fact likely to t eeeess'. he inerchart and the trader is placed within convenien Prin ted The volume contains upwards of two thousand closely b'3, it, mats octavo pages, betokening a singular amount of indus cAA,„_e_ Matter of compilation, and awakening astonish.ment at . the eoZsjoherisiveness of the machinery which could bring within a a s z i focus so ranch varied and scattered intelligence—embracing tem:2 a multiplicity of heads, and Involving the services of . vast to b, nc!)f c ontributors. We believe that the present volume is not lo cc 4Le bed in the whole world ; for such a mammoth aggregate thae A ~a nd SPecilic information is no less a typographical wonder, gora-',;',l-igious monument of diligence and enterprise. . Derlodi n een or so of separate directories are included in hish t u o g a e Permit-th only one, it seems, of the annual tribe destined primt the veritable triumph, indeed, of the utilitarian t the w r'lover the ornamental. The " Official Directory" is key to t ''44e e• 'pi?! th e Government Offices, and a record of official ps,reo 4klesm, is followed by- a " Street Directory," exhibiting the are irate, every thoroughfare, and the points at which the streets T hen b Y those at right - angles ; while the " Commercial and heti Directory" is an alphabetical arrangement of the above. i. ! I Nier C i es a " Trades' Di rec t o ry," in w hich the names are allocated '‘ 4l aes, r espective callings. The " Law Directory" is a list of the -41 1,„ al °ge t : 4 's counsel, serjcants, barristers, attorneys. &c. with a - a — rales of Carious courts of law, their officeiwand their peen "reeses 1 " C t ' Directorv" comprises the ad bp,„ of th e . on. Tle our ‘,. Is a nobility and gentry; and the Parliamen ar t y Direc -°cs, wiml of the Members of the Houses of Lords and Com t - rettuinn_ alphabetical list of the boroughs, cities, and counties f Deersdells, 8 c , 6 '",talbers to Parliament, the surnames and eldest sons and he " Postal Directory" contains the hour of receipt l a 1 races th r , ev ery post-office in the kingdom ; the cities and principal Lo ndon. the world to which mails are dispatched from 4 ,eross.,.„,' d 'oe rates of foreign postage ; the railway mails, and the &c. The "City Directory" registers the civic au- Nsi er , e public companies, the brokers, the incumbents and mi "Co,, yr churches and chapels , the newspapers, &c. ; and the bookig Ya Llee Directory" includes ' the railway tables, the coach and "(I Ag' u ees, the wharfb, &c. The volume closes with Banking e ste tb, ranee Directories. These various heads will serve to Indi a\l to multitudinous nature of the contents ; for out of them come * am, ° f subordinate directories, which meet every conceivable N. Prese t ,. ` . ng a curious analysisof the public and private totsinstitu °f. "IQ met • repot's and of the commercial world Every person t p, ~11tkd under his proper section from a prime minister down l ag ueri b ire oh s ,Officer—every e stablishment , from a palace to a lodg ate bi— • T he Editor, his Preface, takes occasion to congratu princuSelf on the many improvements he has this year introduced, ste ki 'Pn - flowing from the employment of " selected agents," !n -elteratio_!fle ordinary carriers of the Post-office. Among the specific op erati _ns the new postage treaty with Prussia, which comes into ette m sn ' ell the Ist of January 1847 and disurbs to a considerable th e tlie rates of t tof the Continent, seems pos age over a great par lb°e t ltoPortant. Th. M ORNING ADVERTISER Nov. 18, 1846' Thon'gh.Post-office London Directory, 1847," is just delivered. he ft ' alMarently limited to London, it is in reality a national Dea n None of the leading towns can will be without it. It must , very es entlal to every counting-house in the kingdom, as well as to N ua C" ef business in' and about the metropolis. It is an in wark of its ki n d ; an d t h e ex t en t an d minuteness of its aledi ate ""Albi are truly wcnderful. Being prepared " under the . t he a rn „P e d ePecialpatronaga of her-Majesty's Postmaster - Genera l, " th e t and completest means g;ere r of course, at, the command lU alinotL oPrie toriillly,'to"gkeiife - tlfeentire accuracy of the vo the f or mid ero*ded eentents' Orfila . . bulky wcirk: The present is men ea highth t6dtil cOmmercial or trading >sod usef ul °w reqtt!re'Rrticular 'description of 'the really important to.altnost everr party in any sort of business, ej thisDi 14 11t14, reet orT. Preceded an' admirable and perspicuous map R. D on ' Prepared expteSSly,lf,ts declared, for. the work by Mr. 4,,,ea there are divisions, Colimrislng, among other informa; CoUrto",ial," "'Street," Commercial," " Trades," " Law,' ,- Parliamentary," `.! Postal," "City," " Conveyance," h o Z ',and many &her Direct - 04es. - ,ation n r., 18 exnressedin the preface t .that this forty-eighth annual ."Dect,-- the "Post-offfee Leddou Ijirectory" may be found "in all d erabie to „„ equal . 'the best of - Its .ptedecessors." From very consi lareraiairamination of the marvellously fail and varied content s and LaPen a g 4l ,:all matters which it must be so difficult; laborious, and "'eh collect,_we hesitate not to say that this unassuming tess„,.:' several It not oaly equals the best of its prede- The but in particulars it surpasses., all its precursors. Ileveo- I natlonis not only fuller iri Many respects, but there are lraPertant alterations and editiOns, largely adding to the use corn-' of the book: It -Is intimated, and truly , that a ltho ug h all Droot l!etition has. disappeared, the• present volume is cons p icuous „ t-h at there ha s _b een no r elaxation in the multifarious labours t b e 7fiect th e extraordinary. work. In ~ b speaking of past success, it is ef a l t 7ed that it h as be en " even i n a pecuniary point of view ene - Thett n ne Public, IS troted by the fact, that impor ant improvei Price; and additiong are annually • made without any increase o had t result that, it is declared, " could not have been the case, cail e , Miblic. patronage been divided." With reference to the l e ' v e Certainly must acknowledge: that it is wonderful how it t 0 ,3 8- Profitable to provide such varied, materials- and materials be n ,.` a ntlY changing and reqiiiring so much and such ceaseless la re_.`,,and cost to procutre, and then to classify. Nothing but a tre po'Tens sale could make the speculation answer. Among the im -1);14" alterations will be found those introduced into the " Postal" 'arY, It is, indeed, singularly full, useful, and complete ; and h oti ", lauch increase the daily, it might be more truly pronounced its r es ,,rY.value, particularly new t reaty mcr . ebant, the traler, or the pro d,: , nal titan. As tine new treaty with Prussia caused very consi ,7ahle changes in the rates of postage as affecting the Austrian do -.,411C"15 d , Bavaria, Bremen. Denmark, the German States, i •orib linver,Labeek, Mecklenburg, Oldenbancrg.,llBlZls,aned,,lt.hrousse e'll_' SaZo-a-3-:,---wn den and Norway, Wurtemburgh, e .,aages are detailed e precisely as they are arranged to come into Peration on the first of January, 1847." The other changes are not ~°'ll.Y numer ous, but all the intelligence is announced to be brought 'mein to a period as late as was compatible with the appearance of mach a volume in sufficient-time for general circulation, prior to the °Tfainencement of the year for which it. is designed. The business ' , erns of the work are of the highest order, and: render It, of its ki s aa, we imagine, a publication unexampled in the world for its ,-4 'Pleteness, fulness, and usefulness. - SUN, Nov. 18, 1846. tol ht ia. forty-eighth suartnvueallioet:isiteioffnortof otfheeo"mPponsat-toloffinetet Th e .; TY, and a trn m Manage mei l t ° o l - oftiee Directory" has been forso t m he e m ye a a h r a s g u e n r d o e f r t f h h i e s Wore ‘• e Mr. Kelly. Until he- b ec ame all Pnwdierg divers other "directories in the field. They otnv have, rules alone . disappeared, and the " Post-office Directory" xhakin -.is astonishing sueessc, however, has not bad th i e ie eff ts eet to o o f g the gh a rietor of Dili gigantic work careless. fruit s of man of business, not to be perfectly aware t t h h e at sa t m he e lint! his success can only be reaped by a continuance achiringeyed energy by which the success was in the first instance for 184, and is ven acmore hicordingly ly finished we find Vat in all the " its Pt office Directory egh os elaborate "is tha n Au to any former edition of the book. The extent and m. , - ??ness of the details furnished render the work indispensable to i.ZTrY co mtnercial and mercantile establishment. So admirably, .wever, is this multifarious information digested and arranged, that tar T ea ls ia t r iet the slightest difficulty experienced in referring to the page required to furnish the information—a marvellous , e ,„ s _ ta nce of clearness of arrangement in a work consisting of lip s_!Tds of 2,000 closely but clearly printed octavo pages. Its con -71,„u are arranged under various heads, as, for instance, the Official Directory," the " Street Directory," the " Commercial th_ ren .torY," the " Trades' Directory," the " Law Directory," Court Directory." the " Parliam en t ary Di rec t or y," the y„fostal Directory," the " City Dire c t ory, " the " Conveyance 2reetnry,e , th e Banking Directory," and some others. Many im portant alterations have been introduc e d i nto the " Postal Direc tory.', The new postal treaty with Prussi a , which comes into ope- Tor; on the Ist of January next, will effect very considerable a nges in the rates of postage to places in the Austrian dominions, li aden, Bavaria, Bremen, Denmark, the Germrig:ihn,Stpaotleaso, Poland, Prussia, xarlover, Lubeck, Mecklenburgh, Oldenbu ilssia, Saxony, Sweden and:Norway, Wurtemburgh, & e. These el* , 'lees are fully detailed in the "Postal Directory " of the present "niMe. The work, moreover, is illustrated by a clearly engraved kid accurately drawn map of London in 1847, on a scale of three t ,2 e4 es to the mile. This Directory is certainly the most complete "ork of the Fort ever offered to the public. Of not only the useful /I.,,eas, but the i n di s p e nsable necessity of such a work, ne man o f b usk " e a' can for a moment entertain a doubt ; and, considering the com- Net. floss and fuluess of the information furnished, and the enormou s - nY of time and of capital that must have been made in order to V , iuire and digest the information, the very reasonable price at the Work is published is really wonderful. GLOBE, Nov. 21, 1846. Kelly's invaluable work, the " Post-office Directory," has just m ade its app earance f or th e ensuing year. The vast mass of' juror tutian which this book contains makes it not only desirable but ab utelY necessary as a part of the office furniture of every man of ul'sh' r ass ties .: t hdsecarcely less necessary, indeed, for every one else , who re quires to know anything concerning the trades, professions , and great motropolis. In its present extended form, the COs is an absolute curiosity; the labour and expense, which it has c oa rne to bung it to its present state of perfection must have been lin inutoittetch. In turning over its 2,000 pages, one hardly knows which be struck with and admire—the excelent - arrangement and quire! of such a compilation, or the magnitude of the city which re aloo,,%_auch a directory. The clas.sification of the various profes- Thent . B7, B4 , as, and callings in the court, commercial and law depart street tile work oft the one liana, ana tne arr'angement of the to o 6 °f Lond o inds connectedn on the other, as well as thet-o great mass of Inform.- r ood `" 'various k with the Posffice, a nd the different modes inte rcomm unication, make it altogether as complete a di „"y as can be desired, or as it is well possible to conceive. The ithh —r ae. moreover contains an excellenttri map of London and the - ""urbs, corrected , down to the latest sde of" bricks and mortar. , own. ss , itF.KLY DISPATCH, Nov. 15. 1846. :.The forty-eighth annual publication of this highly important and Awful work has just been issued; and we must confess that its bulky appearance has surprised us not a little; and when we reflect that u....i,_ p!ie f e lLs r m em us a t in n s a r e al in te c red, although the expense of collecting the reased, we are pleased at the liberality of __uia.:." 4 • the proprietor. In a commercial point of view, perhaps, Mr. Kelly, „-.satalned so much useful matter. A mong o th er infor no boot ever c' • 0 . 011111 Directory." a "Street Directory," a station, there is au " Trades' Directory," a " Law Dire " Commercial Directory, rrY," a " C ou rt Directory, Parliamentary Directory," a ee Directory," and a " Bankin City Directory," a " Conveyto k g Direct or y ;" in fact, the volume contains much that is interesting and valuable to the tradesman,' the merchant, the lawyer, and per sons in ordinary life, as well as to tha gentlemen who occasionally dabbles in trade. Every descriptionOf Informatio n has been cor rected to the latest possible period . . and that information is arranged With a clearness and simplicity which must have involved greats ac tivity of mind and exertion of body. Sewed with the ban !Icellently engraved map of London,more extended and accurate as to the suburbs, than any snap we have seen ; andtomake it as corn- In the "Postal com plete a reference as possible, an alma n a c is introduced . Directory" there are the new rates with various parts of the, Conti bent, which will come into operat i o n on the let of January: Alto gether this new issue surpasses any of its predecessors ; and we are be t surprised that other directori es s hould haVe gone to the tomb of - 4, the Capulets. JOHN HULL, Nov. 28, 1846. This annual leviathan is already completed and published; but as T i roof that the rapidity with which it must have passed throngh the , t _ e3 s has not operated against its careful accuracy, we may men n [list the changes rendered necessary by the very recent decease • Mr. Stewart, M. 14, for Renfrewshire, are duly attended to. (See DP. 16 69 and 167 G.) We have .o frequently expressed our approba tion o:thls most valuable work, that we hardly know how to vary corn,:•tendation. It contains everything which can possibly be required in directory -so full, so compl , te , so compr ehensive are all ~▪ . details, A,nd when to this we add the extreme accuracy which r r vades eve r u ;nattinent, we know 110 what else can be said in t e Praise. The MaCtiinerY by which such v(1:9111Inous information is sined, arranged, atal Superinendedso as to avolii I,rrQTll, must of Itself be am ong the " turiOsities" t of modern literature. book of this ki n d, brought ATLAI: Nov. 28 , 1846 . -nt even without much pretension, !" be. indispensable to every gentleman's library, every mer- N-oant's eounting• house and every trader's shop. But edited, as this with the utmost care,' its materials being collected through the :blest authentie channels, and embracing in its range every head of Jaonal and commercial intellitence essential to the completeness of . 4 .,Lb a rk, we cannot suppose that any house, public or private, which can afforvl a book of reference, will be without this compen us volume. The arrangement is 'admirable. You can find any even want in a mement. All the heads are clear and complete at urt , trad es , stree t s , o M ces, hotels ; forming, upon the whole, nsieeof local information sueh as could not be brought together IrithOut extraordinary laduatry, misted by an entire command of all .-- 7 ' - - - --,...•,' ,-.. -- ,. - z , '.-' '' .:"- -:- -'''':,.. -"' - ,cl ' ' ...in • 1 ' '... ..• ' '7,.. ; i ' ' 7.-r, , \ 4't•l\ ' . - -.. .- , <,l' i k 'T. , , . 'I A) , ril e 4 • ~.. .. ._ ~ ~ , /. ..-..-,... ; . ,‘.• 0. I • it, , e , .._. . • ' ‘ .*4-4444114411F91V1. ''. 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In the preface, the proprietor maintains that the high character of the work is not referable to its more connexion with the Post Office ; for an important change has been gradually introduced into the manner of collecting the information ; and a larger portion of the work than heretofore has been confided to selected agents entirely unconnected with the Post Office, this being in great part the plan of compiling the editions for 1845. and 1846. Nor has the proprietor rested content with his past success, but has introduced many im portant alterations In this volume for 1847, and added to its bulk without any increase in price. The " Postal Directory" is especially improved, and there are numerous changes throughout the volume to insure its completeness. The compilation must be a vast labour, to be accomplished only by systematic subdivision and the most pains taking minuteness. The appearance of the volume lias suggested a very lively effusion, to be seen in another column ; and we trust the enterprising proprietor of the "Directory" will find that his labours are duly appreciated and remunerated. To a great commercial coun try this is an indispensable volume. RAILWAY HERALD, Nov. 21, 1846. The new volume of the Post Office Directory for 1847 is already in our hands, and we can only express our wonder that a work so laborious, extensive, and minute, could be in any degree improved. It would have been a sufficient merit to have maintained its former reputation, it is a great merit to have surpas3ed itself. The produc tion of a work unequalled for accuracy and for clearness has placed in the hands of the commercial public a most valuable and indispensable aid in carrying on the business of this vast metropolis, which would indeed be subjected to the greatest inconvenience and expense It it were not for a work of this kind. In a short time our readers will have theopportunity of judging for themselves on purchtising the new volume, whether our anticipatory notice is in any degree exaggerated. BRITANNIA, Nov. 21,1846. The French people have done themselves credit by their Industrial expositions. But it must be acknowledged that, though ingenbus and pretty, they appear quite iniignitlcaut compared with the indus trial exposition presented to the mind by this mighty volume. Keep ing pace with the advancing trade and population of London, it still Increases in balk ; and, keeping pace with the movement of society in a more important particular, it vigilantly seizes every opportunity of improvement to insure more perfect accuracy and more complete classification. We find in this volume manylnstances of superiority to former issues, which, though comparatively trifling, show the in telligence and care exercised over every department. It may be men tioned that by the employment of private agents, the changes of re sidence are now brought down to a later period than formerly, and the value of the " Directory" is consequently enhanced. We have before spoken of it as indispensable to the proper management of business. Its authority is now so universally established, both at the Post-office and throughout the metropolis, that any further recom mendation of it is superfluous. • • lIERAPATWS RAILWAY JOURNAL, Nov. 21, 1846. The " Post-office Directory" for 1847 appears with additions and improvements upon its valuable predecessor, but with no enlarge ment in the price. The continued enterprising spirit with w hich this important, and it is not a misapplication of terms to say, national work is conducted, merits the highest commendation, We know not whether the same illiberal and unjustifiable attempt will be made In the ensuing session as was done in the last, to wrest It from the hands of the present proprietary, and to place it by the force of might over right in the hands of Government ; but, should it be attempted, surely the following statement of its conductors will go home to the consciences, if they have any, of the parties seeking to draw down the grasping Interference of Government :—" It can only be neces sary to refer to a copy of the work published before the purchase of the copyright by its present proprietor, to be convinced that the mere connexion of the Directory' with the Post-office has little, if at all, contributed to its present high character. That the Improvements (the result of many years of unwearied toil and application on the part of those engaged in the compilation of the work) are duly appre ciated is now happily beyond all question prior to the Directory' passing to its present proprietor, rival books contended successfully with this—they have disappeared." TAIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26 CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This Institution embraces importiint and substantial advantaged ith respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured as,-on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for eiture of the Policy. two-tkirds of the nremiums paid (see hi. lso the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his t rests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest pbssible ,tes DIVISION OF PROFITS. The remarkable success and increasing prosperity of the Soeiety enabled the Directors, at the last annual inveitigation, to declare fourth bonus, varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid each Policy effected on the XAMP Profit LES scale. E. CONTRACTS FOR WHEAT, COCOA, SOAP, TOBACCO, and PEAS. Department of the Comptroller for Victualing and Transport Services, Somerset-place, Dec. 16, 1846. The Commissioners for Executing the Office of Lord High Admi ral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do hereby give Notice, that on THURSDAY, the 24th instant, at One o'clocir, they will be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying and delivering into her 3Lijesty's Victualling Stores at DEPTFORD the undermentioned Articles, viz. : Quarters. When to be delivered. ] 2000 1 Wheat White .. ..... 1000 I Half of each in Three weeks , an d the Tons. remainder in Three weeks after -100 wards. Red 30 Cocoa .. • ..... •• • • "Jed* Scap (mottled) •• • • _ Tobacco (Virginia) 20 }Half in a Fortnight, and the remainder Quarters in a Fortnight afterwards. Peas . .... 500 The Cocoa and Tobacco are to be exempted from the Customs' duties. Sainples of the Wheat and Peas (not less than Two quarts of each), and of the Cocoa (not less than 2lbs.), must be produced by the parties tendering, and samples of the Soap and Tobacco, together with the Conditions of the Contracts, may be seen at the said Office. No tender will be received after One o'clock, on the day of treaty, nor any noticed, unless the party attends, or an agent for him duly authorised in writing. Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admi miralty, and bear in the left hand corner the words " Tender for " and must also be delivered at Somerset -plate, and those for Cocoa must be accompanied by a (Atter signed by Two respon sible persons, engaging to become bound with the persons tendering in the sum of 251. per cent. on the value for the due performance of he contract. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. BY PERMISSION. -PROFESSOR SCHCENREIN'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 Half past Three ; and on the evenings of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The principle of the ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH DEMONSTRA TED daily, by Professor BAHHOFFNER, especially with reference to the new patent of Messrs. Nott and Gamble, called the ROYAL ELECTItO-MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. By the OXYHYDROGEN MICROSCOPE are exhibited specimens of the D IS EAS ED POTATOE, showing the Leaves, Cuttings of the Tubers, &c., together with the DES fRUCTIVE INSECT, supposed, by A. Smee, Esq., F.R.S., to 'be the cause of the disease. The PHYSIOSCOPE, DIVING EX PERIMENTS, the DISSOLVING VIEWS, by Smith, &c. &c. Admission ls. Schools, half•price. GRAND UNION RAILWAY. OUTSTANDIINZG SCRIP. , The Holders of Scrip Certificates which have not yet been regis tered are requested to forward the same to the Secretary, and apply for the RETURN of the DEPOSIT, minus the expenses, before the 31st of January, 1847, as arrangements are made for closing the offices. Scripholders are reminded that the Deed of Release must be signed befora the money can be received ; and, to save trouble and expense, it is recommended that the certificate should be registered and the money claimed by a party resident in London. If the holder cannot attend personally at the offices in London, he must authorise an agent to sign the deed on his behalf, by power of Attorney, on a 30s, stamp. The suit of 12s. per share, and a certificate for any further return that may be hereafter payable, will be handed to the shareholder on signing the Deed of Release. By order, ALFRED BRESSON, Secretary. Company's Offices, 78, Cornhill, Dec. 16,1846. D IRECT BOMBAY and MADRAS RAIL WAY. Notice.—The FIRST HALF YEAR'S INTEREST, at 4 per cent. per annum, will continue to be PAID till the 31st inst. Scripbolders are requested to present their Scrip at the offices of the Company between the.hours of Twelve and Three, when it will be stamped and the interest paid at the same time. By order, - JAMES WARD, Secretary. Offices of the Company, 58, Fencharch-street. BIRKENHEAD DOCK COMMISSIONERS. LOANS OF. MONEY. The Birkenhead Dock Commissioners are ready to receive Loans of Money for period: M five or seven years, under the authority 01 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 of July, in London or elsewhere, as the parties lending 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, eudory4pt Te r .adtr for j,oae*,7--111,114enhead, 5ept...21,1446, • • 'Ur c.mad, R1C11314.1113 THE SELF-SUPPORT INSTITUTION, (aided by. Voltintary Contributions.) for the Cure of Stricture of the Urethra, and all other Diseases of Urinary Organs, Nervous, Local, and General SnacEeN—F. B. COUBTENAY,M.R.C.S.L., '2, Chmidos-street, Cavendish -square. To small tradesmen, clerks, mechanics, and the workimr classes generallY, this Institution offers, in all cases, gratuitous surgical assistance, and in others medicine also free of expense. Apply at the Surgery adjoiling the Surgeon's residence. REFORMATION 0 • CLEANfNG NETS.—The use of the PORTLAND PATENT :SPRING: BrIUSII and CHIMNEtSWEEPING APPARATCS obviates all, the annoycaw,e and inconvenlenee Consequent updn the preient gusting plan. By .it. a. tine is completely cleansed: without one particle of. soot entering the. apartment. ~iliort 'time ago an, experiment was made with this apparatus 'at . the House of Commons, the success of 'whlch'was complete. Streets of writing paper were placed upon the chimney-piece, and. in various other parts of the room, and after the coretpletion of the sweeping. not one particle of soot was discernible upon any of the sheets of rapfr. 'To be seen at 69, Welbeck-Street, Cavendish-squiire. N.B. • The Proprietor:lS willing to grant licenses for the use of this patent invention in the provincial towns of England. . • Agents for the Metropolis are required. 1 1RITISH COLLEGE of HEALTH, New road, London. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH of the HYGETST, with the reasons that led him to the discovery of the Hygeian System of Medicine and the " Vegetable Universal Medicines," after thirty-five years' inex pressible suffering under the medical faculty. James Morison, the youngest son of Alexander Morison, Esq. was born at Bognie, in the county of Aberdeen, in the year 1770. The family has been long known as one of great affluence and re spectability, and the late Member for Banffshire, John Morison, was the second brother of the subject of this brief sketch. For the remainder of the sketch, see the abridged " 3forisoniana," to be had of all the honorary members of the British College of Health, New-road, London. Price 6d. AT a MEETING 'Of MEMBERS of the COM MON C01..111L, held at G u ildhall, on Saturday, the 19th 01 Deoember,'lB46; WALTER ANSO›.T PEACOCK, Esq., Deputy, In the chair; Resolved—That the Court: of Common Council, consisting of the Lord Mayor, the Aldermen, and a number of Commoners, annually chosen by the freemen; inhabitant householders of this City, have for ages possessed and exercised tha right to originate and pass such Acts and ordinances as have become necessary from time to time, for advancing the welfare of the citizens, and improving its municipal institutions, in unison with the spirit of she age. Resolved—That in furtherance of a design to defeat the exercise of ibis right, the Court of Aldermen, on Thursday, the 17th inst., pre sented a protest against the pas! ing of an Act for regulating the qualification of members of the Common Council; and, although the Lord Mayor and Aldermetvtad at former Courts concurred in the orders for the preparation of the Bill, and in its being read a first and second time, when the third reading of the Bill was moved and seconded, the Lord Mayor refused to put the question to the Court, gad the Aldermen; after a long discussion, with one exception, quitted the Court, which was thereby dissolved. Resolved—That we, the members of the Court of Common Coun cil, have reason to believe that it is the determination of the Mayor and Aldermen to dispute the right of the Corporation, in Court of Common Council assembled, to pass the Bill now before the Court, mainly because they are aware that a committee of the Common Council have, since the introduction of the present Bill, prepared another to limit the Court of Aldermen in the expenditure of the public money. Resolved:—That we, the members of the Common Council, then protested, and now protest, against the proceeding of the said Mayor and Aldermen, and on behalf of the citizens of London, resolve to insist upon the right, through their representatives, to control the outlay of their funds, that we may ensure their application to public and useful purposes ; and we resolve, and hereby pledge ourselves to adopt and enforce all such lawful, just, and reasonable measures as shall preserve to the citizens of London the right to alter their muni cipal institutions to'tneet the increasing commerce of the City, and in conformity with the intelligence and wants of the times. W. A. PEACOCK, Chairman. DR. TRAIL'S NEW TRANSLATION of the WORKS of JOSEPHUS, with Notes, Explanatory Essays, and Pictorial Illustrations. In Monthly Parts. The First Part. with Eight Plates, will be published on-January 15t,1847, price Five Shillings, super -royal Svo. ; and Ten Shillings, large paper, with proof hnpressicms of the Plates. A complete Pros pectus of the work may be obtained through any Bookseller. London : Houlston and Stoneman. Dublin : W. Curry and Co. ELEGANT AND USEFUL CHRISTMAS PRESENT. Dedicatee!, by permission, to Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester. Just read•, 1 vol. Bvo., full gilt cloth, illustrated with Engravings, price 10s. 6d. • "TIE GERMAN CHRISTMAS EVE • Or, Deutschor Damen Weihnachts Korbchen. • :Edited by Mrs. ALFRED MONTGOMERY. Being a Picture of Home Life in Ger many. With Instructions for, and Illustrations of One Hundred beautiful and original Patterns for Knitting. Translated from the German of Madame A. FLOHR. London : Gaines, Halkin-street, West Belgrave-square. Premium, c l n. B o nus Bonus in g g Assured 1 . added. Cash. .E•• may p 0 0 Borrow. £ s. d. ;01000 3 4 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 £217 15 192 3 0, 165 11 10, 116 7 61 111 6 S i I .£loo 011 87 1 41 74 1 9 54 0 10 , 49 10 0 Xl6 0, 4'45 0 0 13 10 2! 395 11 1 11 3 .11 346 2 3 18..1,0i 296 13 4 710 4i 247 4 5 The division of profits is annual. and the next will be nude in Occember of the present year. F. FERGUSON C4MROUX. Secretary. OVEREIGN LIFE ASSURANCE COM PANY, No. 5, St. James's-street, London. TRUSTEES. - Sir Aurustusßrydges Henniker, Bart, Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq., M.P. . : Henry Pownall. Esq • • - Claude Edward Scott, Esq. . . - • r.—DiazoTOßS. CHAlRMAN—Lieutenant7Qolotiel Lord Arthur Lennox. pEruTi-CHAIRMAN—T. C, Granger, Esq., M.P. John Kshhurner, Esq., M.D. T:111 - .' B. Batard,Esq. • ' Philip Patton Blytb, Esq. Henry Broadwood, Esq.. M.P. Charles Farebrother. Esq., Alderman. Win. Tulloch Fraser, Esq. John Gardiner, Esq, Aaron Asher Goldsmid, Esq. Lord Macdonald. Alexander Ogilvie, Esq Henry William Pownail, Esq. Assurances and annuities granted on favourable terms. The Rates of Premium, of which the following are specimens, are n the lowest scale consistent with security. ANNUAL PREMIUMS FOR ASSURING 1001. Age. For One Year. 20 X IL d. 1 1 0 A new plan of Accumulative Assurance, by depositing instead of paying Premiums, thus : By the deposit plan, commencing at the age 20, 40/. per Annum secures the assured at the age of £ s. d. 949 16 4 1779 1 0 2495 0 0 59 f$ • 3111 19 8 69 ~ 3650 9 0 Deferred Annuities, to commence at any specified age, granted either with or without return of the Premiums, in case the age at which the annuity is to commence is not attained. IL D. DAVENPORT, Secretary. 29 a Polley for - NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF POLICIES IN THE EQUI FABLE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF LONDON. U NITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London. The attention of Holders of Policies in the Equitable Assurance Company of London, is particularly called to the the bonusto Half-credit Scales of Premium of this Company, by which table be dared at the next investigation of the Equitable Assurance Cont - - pany's affairs, in January, 1850, may be secured at a present annual payment of one-half the rates generally charged by other compa nies. In the event of death the sum insured will be paid,a after deduc tion of the other half of the rates. Should the life nd survive the declaration of the bonus, the policy may he allowed to lapse, and the Company will renounce all claim for the half premiums which may be due thereon ; or in the event of the party being at that time in bad health, the policy can be kept up at the full premium of the age as when first accepted. The above plan, originating with this Com pany, was found peculiarly advantageous at the last division of profits in tile Equitable Assurance Company, in 1840, when it was largely adopted, and many of the policies then effected are still in force, and large bonuses have been added to them on the scale of the fol lowing table : Assured. Time Assured. Su m added to Policy. Bunt £5,000 ...... 6 years 10 months •• • • £ 683 6 8 5,000 ........ 6 years •• •. " ...... .. 600 0 0 P ,, r o e sp e C tuL ' it . 5,000 ..... .. 5 years .. „,• . • ...... 500 0 0 5,000 400 0 0 5,000 •• •• •• • 4 years ••••"•• • • • • • • 400 0 0 5 " . 6 - 0 - •• •••• •• 2 years ••••••• • • • • • • • 200 0 0 100 0 0 to 1 in Resident D ;Id et; ry information may be obtained on application 8, Waterloo - place, E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., at the Offices, No. Oct. 30, 1 4 6 ace, London. , ----- CLERICAL, MEDICAL, AND GEN ERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, No. 78, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury. An extraordinary General Meeting of the Prop DAY, the will be held at the Office, in Great Russell street, on THUBS the Put*" 7th day of January ensuing, at Twelve o'clock precisely, for hav e accrued .. ,. pose of declaring a BONUS out of the Pro fi ts which from the general business of the Society during the Five years enu e ing June 30th, 1846, and at that Meeting the Persons Assured have the right of being present. The same Meeting will be made special, in order th at the ?TO. prietors may take into consideration the expediency of amending rietors of this Society and altering part of the existing laws, regulations, and provisions of the Society, pursuant to the Deed of Constituti at. GEORGE, 11. PINCKARD, Secretary. December 16, 1846. THE LONDONANI TBURBAN CABRIOLET and CARRIAGE COMPANY. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital 100,0001., in 10,000 shares of 101. each. Deposit 11. per share, being the largest sum which can be legally required prior to complete registration. This Company has been formed for the purpose of supplying the Metropolis and its Neighbourhood with handsome and wet -appointed Public Cabriolets and Carriages, constructed with all modern im provements, in lieu of the mean and miserable conveyances at pre sent in use, and to effect this at a considerable reduction in the exist ing rates, it being intended that the fares shall In no case exceed the rate of 6d. per mile, and so on in proportion. It is also proposed to supply open Excursion Carriages of differext kinds, in the Summer Months, similar to those in use at Brighton, Leamington, and other fashionable watering places. Full pros,sectuses, containing the names of the Provisional Direc tors, and Members of the Company, ray be obtained ; and applica tions for shares (which must be in the prescribed forms), may be made to the Secretary of the Company, at the temporary offices, 3, Crown-c. urt, Old Broad-street, London. DRAWING -ROOM, LIBRARY, and DIN- ING-ROOM ORNAMENTS in ITALIAN ALABASTER, BRONZE, MARBLE, and DERBYSHIRE SPAR. consisting of Groups, Vases, Figures, beautiful inlaid Tables, Watch stands, Can dlesticks, Obelisks, Inkstands, Paperweights, &c., chiefly copied from the antique, and imported by J. TENNANT, late Mawe, 149, Strand, Loudon. J. Tennant has an extensive assortment of Shells, Minerals, and Fossils, rind arranges elementary Collections to facilitate the study of Conchology, 31,ner alogy, or Geology, from 2 to 50 guineas each ; he also glyps Private Instruction in Mineralogy. - _ MJENZA, COUGHS, AND COLDS. QIMCO'S ESSI4.IIiOE of LINSEED is the most LIP efficacious remedy ever discovefi34 for the relief of persons suf faring from irflulnza ; the two first doses generally arrest the pro gress of this distressing complaint, and a little perseverance com pletely removes it. Children's coughs, as well as recent ones in adults, will be removed by a few doses (frequently by the first), and asthmatic persons, who previously had not been able to lie down in bed, have received the utmost benefit from the use of Simco's --• of Linseed. ` r wiidlie Vendors, in bottles at is. 134 d. and 2s. Sd Essen,. Sold by all ... each. '" INDIG,!:STION. THE HEST REMEDY ku.. Y v PILLS NORTON'S CAMOMii ,— —medy are confidently recommended a simple but certain to all who suffer from Indigestion, Sick Headaehe, Bilious and Live Complaints ; they act as a powerful tonic and gentle aperient, impar ing strength to the stomach, and composure to the nervous system, Sold in bottles at Is. 114 d., 2s. 9d., and l Is. each, in every town in the kingdom. C4ITTION.—Be sure to ask for "NORTON'S PILLS," and do not a persuaded to purellaso AU Imitation. For For Seven Years. 1 Whole Life, £ 0. d. 1 1 8 £ s. d. 1 13 7 THE PERFECT SUBSTITUTE for SILVER. The high estimate formed by the public during the twelve years WILLIAM S. BURTON'S (late NIPPON and BURTON'S) chemically purified material has been before it (made into every useful and ornamental article usually made in silver, possessing, as it does, the characteristic purity and durab lity of silver), has called into existence the deleterious compounds of " Albata Plate," " Berlin Silver," and other so called substitutes ; they are at best but bad imitations of the genuine articles manufactured, and sold only by him. Fiddle Threaded King's Table spoons and Forks, full size per Pattern. Pattern. Pattern, ..... 12s. Od. 28s. 01. 30s. 0(1. Dessert ditto and ditto ditto.. 10s. Od. 21s. •d. 255. Od. Tea ditto and ditto, ditto •. • ..• ss. Od. Its. Od. 12s. Od. Gravy ditto .. NICKEL ELECTRO-PLATED. —The REAL NICKEL SILVER, introduced and made only by WILLIAM S. - BURTON (late RIPPON and BURTON'S), when plated by the patent process of Messrs. Elkington and Co., is beyond all comparison the very best article, next to sterling silver, that can be employed as such either asefhlly or ornamentally. In the lengthened and Increasing popu larity of the material itself, and the high character of the method of plating, the public have a guarantee that the articles sold by W. S. Burton (and by him only) are, as it regards wear, immeasurably superior to what can be supplied at any other house, while by no possible test can they be distinguished from real silver. Fiddle. Thread. King's. Tea Spoons, per dozen ........ 18s. .. 325. .. 38s. Dessert Forks „ ........ . 30s. .. 465. .. 58s. Dessert Spoons „ .• . • •. • • 30s. • . 525. .. 625. Table Forks „ .......... 40s. • . 68s. .. 755. Table Spoons „ • ....... • . 40s. • . 725. 80s. Tea and coffee nets, waiters, candlesticks, &c., at proportionate prices. All kinds of re-plating done by the patent process, Petalled catalogues, with engravings, as well as of every ironmongery article, sent (per post) free. WILLIAM S. BURTON (late BIPPON and BURTON'S) Stock of general Furnishing Ironmongery is literally the largest in the world, and as no language can be employed to give a correct idea of its variety and extent, purchasers are invited to call and inspect it —39, Oxford-street (corner of Newman-street). Established in Wells-street, 1820. ROWLA.ND'S KALYDOR, an ORIENTAL BALSAMIC PREPARATION of singular efficacy in thoroughly purifying the Skin from all Pimples, Spots, Blotches, Freckles, Tan, and Discolourations, producing a healthy freshness and transparency of Complexion, and an admired softness and delicacy of the hands, arms, and neck. Its purifying and re freshing properties have obtained the exclusive patronage of the Court and the Ro3 al Family of Great Britain, as well as the principal Coarts of Europe, and the most distinguished Nobility and Gentry of all civilised nations. *** Beware of Spurious " KALYDORS," containing mineral as tringents utterly ruinous to the complexion, and which, by their re pellent action, endanger health. Some are announced under the in-- plied sanction of Royalty, &c., &c. Each bottle of the genuine has the words " ROWLANDS' KALYDOR" on the wrapper, and A. ROWLAND and Son, '2O, Hatton-garden, is also encraved (by desire of the Hon. Commissioners) on the Government Stamp affixed on each. Price 4s. 6d. an i Bs. 6d. per bottle. Sold by the Proprietors at 20, Hatton-garden, London, and by all respectable Chemists and Perfumers. I THANK YOU, E. MOSES AND SON, For the coat which I w ear back, Approv'd bydny frien ev'ry on m y one, Which is neither too tight nor too slack, I thank you, E. MOSES and SON. For my over-coat, trowsers, and vest, With q,;ality never outdone, For my hat (which is really the best), I thank you, E. MOSES and SON. For my elegant Wellington boot, Whose workmanship can't Come undono • For my shoes, and the whole of my suit I thank you, E. MOSES and SON. For the furs which my lady obtain'd, Whose fashions such favours have won ; W i t h gratitude, wholly unfeign'd, I thank you, E. MOSES and SON. For the many great savings I've Made, For goods which I never shall shun, For the Ye. y l ow p rices I've paid, I thank you, E. MOSES and SON. AD LIS BE T OF PRICES. Y DLADE. s. d 8 6 on rl ti Chesterfields and Cosiringtons • • el& and every don p 5 0 esterfll Pashas, D'Orsays, and Ch ..... • • • • • Beaver Tagllonis, front 0 8 . 6 of winter coats•• • ..... '• •• and make ••••• • • • • • 04 6 Boys' Winter Coats, in every style . .......... .... .. .... .. .......... .. 010 6 .. . ........ " 0 10 6 Tweed Trousers, lined ••• • • " ... •••• ' • • • 10 6 Frock Coats .. • • • • • Doeskin •• •••• •"• •• •• • ........ •• " •• •1 5 0 Dress Coats.... •• • ..... •• • • ...... •••••• • • • • • 0 2 0 • • • .... •• •• • 18 Double-breasted Vests •• • ••• • • .........• • • • • • • • • • • Boys' Hussar and Tunic Suits •• .• ......... • •• ......... 0 3 veys' Winter Trousers .......•••• .. •• • • ..... 1 6 Ditto Vests ...... •• • • ...... • • ..... • • ..... • • • • Mourning to any ex t ent at five m i nu t es ' notice. MADE TO MEASURE. Winter Coats, war ranted waterproof, made to an y S t le h 0 handsomely trimmed .... •• • • ..... •• • Milled Cloth Coat s , trimm ed Tweed Overcoats. ~ velvet collar and c u ffs , 18 0 0 • 6 Tweed Trousers ...• •• ...... ...... .• • • ••• • • • • Winter Trousers, in all the most . approved French patterns 1 2 6 Best Dress Trousers ........ .. •••• •• • Dress Coats ...... .. .. 1 12 0 Best quality made ........ . ...... 15 0 Froek Coats .. Best quality made .. ••; •• 3 0 Fancy Vests . • • ...... ......, Ei 8 6 Satin, plain or fancy .. Boys' Hussar and Tunic Suits ........... Observe.—Any article purchased, ready made, or made to mea sure, if not approved of, will be exchanged, or if preferred, the money returned. E. MOSES and SON. Tailors, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, and General Outfitters, for Ladies and Gentlemen, 154, 155, and 156, 157 Minories, and 83, 84, 55, and 86 Ald gate, amity, 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 wills 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 out of London; -1 thus who desire genuine and cheap clothing, &c., should call at, vinories and Aldgate, City, London. transacted at this establkhtnent from sun -• w 13,14 !minus is resumed till twelve or send to, . Notice.—No businv set Friday, till sunset Saturui,,, o'clock "-a to co n The entrance to the fur department is at 83 , : .11 9r of the itinorles and 41dptep motto i Ourollt PUBLICATIONS. _ . pUNCIPS ALMANACK will be published on Wednesday, the 23d inst. • price 3d., or 4d. stamped. London: Office, 85, Fleet-street, awl sold by all Booksellers and Newsffien. t A DECEMBER - 7 21, 1846. PRICE SD. cessary to send parties of military and police in charge of everything in the way 4,f provPsions coming to or - going from Clonmel. Day .and night patrols are conti nually coming in and going out. Magistrates galloping one way, and mounted orduslies another—all in confu sion, excitement, and dismay." InPoRTANT TREASUIX MINUTE—DRAIN AGE WORKS —ENT AILED - ESTATES. The Dublin Evening it of this afternoon contains the following very importt,nt document, addressed by the Trc asury to the Boord. of Works. The immediate object is to increase, to tt.e fullest possible extent that the existing law will permit, the facilities for extending drainage and productive works. A supplemental minute, dated the 15th instant, refers to contemplated changes in the law, with a view of removing the impediments to improvements on entaikd estate:, which, for instance, operate so prejudicially in the case of the Marquis of Cony nghatn. We refer to Mr. Trevelyan's letter for an explana tion of the contemplated measure of the Government, which is to empower landed proprietors to sell portions of entailed estates, or enable the Government to do so in case arrears accumulate, for advances made from the. TreaSury for improvements. This is one of the most important measures ever proposed, in regard to settled estates, in this country _ . • "Treasury Minute, Dec. 1, 1846. " My Lords have before them Mr. Redington's letter, dated 11th ultimo, inquiring, by desire of the Lord-- Lieutenant, to what extent, and upon what terms as to interest, and the period of repayment, their Lordships 'will sanction advances to parties who may apply under the several enactments authorising loans for the drainage and improvement of estates in Ireland, `with the exception of the Act 9 and 10 Vic., c. 101, in givio`g effect to which difficulties had been experienced. "'Their Lordships also have before them a letter from - the Board ofiVorks, dated the 14th instant, transmitting a copy of a letter which had been addressed to their chairman, by Mr. More O'Ferrall, M.P., containing sug•g , stions as to the operation of the Drainage Act , and inquiring whether advances will be made from the million voted for drainage in Ireland on the terms specified in the 9th and 10th Vic., c. 101, although the application for it be made under the provisions of the 9th Viet., c. 4.' " My Lords proceed to consider the enactments re ferret to ia. the above-mentioned letters ; first, the Acts for drainage in Ireland, 5 and 6 Vic., c. 89, emended by 8 and 9 Vic., c. 69, and 9 Vic., c. 4 ; and, secondly, the provisions for the general improvement of estates in Ire land, contained in the 22d section of the Act 1 and 2 Wm. IV., c. 33, amended by 9 Vie., c. 1, s. 6. " My Lords are of opinion that the most advantageous mode of applying the provisions of the first series of Acts, viz., the Drainage Acts, is that the Board of Works should undertake the execution of such works as are necessary for deepening, or removing obstructions in rivers, their tributary streams, or larger watercourses of the country, by means of which great improvement may be effected in the main outfalls for the drainage of considerable tracts of land. Such works can seldom be accompliseed by any single proprietor, as these streams and watercourses, forming the main drains, generally pass through the estates of many different proprietors. The difficulty which arises from this cause is obviated by the power which the Board of Works possesses of proceeding with the consent of a certain number of pro prietors, and of charging the repayment upon the lands drained even of dissenting proprietors, in proportion to thc,benetit conferred upon them. " My Lords do not think that the agency of the Board of Works can, as a general rule, be advan tageouelysapplieertn - draining - in detail—to astying down draining:tiles, or, pipes, or stone-draining,; in each field. This eleacriptibn of work, they are of opinion, can, unless-aehen particular circumstances call for special exception, be far more advantageously done by each -proatiete s e for irimielf, on his own estate, the - improved outfall for his drainage having been afforded, if neces sary, by the more general operation of the Board of Works above stated. Mr More. O'Ferrall, expressing the opinion of the 'magistrates,ratepayers, and principal inhabitant's of the barony of Carbury, county Kildare, states in his letter, a copy • of which has been communicated to the Board of Works, that the barony is bounded by two rivers, one of which has already been opened, e.nd works on the other are in progress for the same purpose, under the existing' Drainage. Act ; and then proceeds to suggest that the most advantageous mode of employing labour at present in the barony would be for the Commissioners of Public Works to open. the smaller tributary streams running into these two rivers,- and thus to improve the outfall for drainage throughout the barony—by this means afford ing to each proprietor the opportunity of more effectually draining his own fields for himself. " This view of the magistrates, ratepayers, &c., of the :barony of Carbury, is in perfect accordance with the ra , ;aitires.contemplated by this board, as above stated. "-My Lords are prepared, therefore, to sanction ad vances for such purposes, and will consider applications, 'drainage to be dealt with on its own merits, for works of under this series of Acts, the last of which conferring more summary power of proceedings, is more particularly applicable to the present state of things in Ireland. " Proceeding to the consideration of the second class or enactments —i.e., I and 2 Wm., C. 33, a. 32, and 9 Vic., c. 1, s. 6—under which loans may be made to in dividuals, to enable them to effect the improvement of their estates for themselves, by drainage, reclaiming waste lands, or other works of substantial improvement, my Lords are prepared to make advances to proprietors who comply with the conditions of the 1 and 2 Wm. IV., cap. 33, amended by 9 Vic., cap. 1, sec. 6, as to the nature of the works, and who can obtain from a com petent person, approved by the Board of Works, the certificate of increased value to be given to the land improved, as prescribed by that Act. This latter con dition is necessary in order to protect the interests of those who are to succeed the person in actual possession, from having their future property subjected to a charge for unsubstantial and improvident improvements. " Their Lordships, however, desire that it may be understood, that parties applying for loans under any of the enactments above adverted to, must undertake to submit to such terms, in respect to the period of repay ment, and such other provisions, as Parliament may, hereafter enact. " Transmit a copy of this minute to Mr. Redington, for the information of the Lord Lieutenant and the Board of Works." MR. TREVELYAN TO THE COMMISSIONERS 01? PUBLIC WORKS. December 15, 1846. I am commanded by the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury to inform you, with reference to the minute of this Board dated the Ist instant, that their Lordships think it advisable to furnish the following ad ditional'explanations on the subject of the arrangements contemplated by the above-mentioned minute for making advances both to individual proprietors of estates, and also to the Board of Works, from national funds, for the drainage and general improvement of private estates in Ireland. My Lords are aware that difficulties have been expe rienced in giving practical effect to the Act 9 and 10 Vic., cap. 101, and that in some parts of the country works of improvement other than drainage may be more beneficially undertaken. Their Lordships are, however, of opinion that the ge neral course of proceeding prescribed by that Act (ac cording to which the improvements on each private estate are to be executed by the proprietor, and the in terference of the officers of the Government is confined to ascertaining, in the first instance, that the proposed improvements are likely to be of such a permanent and productive character as would justify the cost of them being made a charge upon the estate with priority over other encumbrances, and afterwards to in specting the works from time to time so as to secure the proper application of the sums advanced to the purposes for which they were intended) is the mode in which the intervention of the State can be most extensively and effectually directed to the improvement of the land of the country : and her Majesty's Government propose to submit a Bill to . Parliament founded on these principles, embracing and extending the objects of the 32d section of the Act 1 and 2 William IV., cap. 33, amended by the 9th Victoria, cap. 1, section 6, and of thu 9th and 10th Victoria, cap. 101. It is proposed by her Majesty's Government that the million sterling appropriated by the Act 9 and 10 Vic., cap. 101, to be issued in loans for drainage in Ireland, should be rendered available for the purposes of general improvement of lands, including drainage, under the provisions of the Act proposed to be passed in the next session of Parliament, as above explained ; and their Lordships are prepared to adopt the principle of the 9th and 10th Victoria, cap. 101, as to the re-payment, and to authorise its being made by equal half yearly instal ments of 31. ss. each, distributed over a period of twenty two years, with a power of redemption as provided in the Act, unless the borrowers should themselves desire that a shorter period should be fixed, in which case the number and amount of instalments will be determined in each particular case as shall be desired by the proprie tors, and sanctioned by the Treasury, the rate of interest being calculated, in all cases, at 3i per cent. There being reason to believe that considerable diffi culty is sometimes experienced by Irish proprietors in effecting desirable improvements on their estates, owing to the peculiarities of the tenure of land in Ireland, and the rights of persons having different interests in it, their Lordships are of opinion that it may be desirable to in. sect in the Bill to be submitted to Parliament on this subject provisions somewhat similar to those contained in the existing Irish Drainage Acts, for the purpose of removing this obstacle, and apportioning on the various parties who will derive benefit from the improvements a proportionate contribution towards the repayment of the loan, the whole principal and interest being payable to the Government by the person who shall be deemed proprietor of the land drained or improved, and the con tribution on the part of the occupier being in the shape of increased rent to the proprietor. Her Majesty's Government also propose to submit a separate Bill to Parliament, in which the provisions of the sth and 6th Vic., cap. 89, Bth and 9th Vic. cap. 6fl, and the 9th Vic., cap. 4, which have far their object the execution by the Board of Works of drainage works of a more extended description, in most oases involving the intere t of several propeietora, will be collikolid4tad and and such atoeudurrits will 114) Made ip 00E9 as the occasion may appear to require, Thu WIWI tioca AM from Ole Public Works Loan Fund for this object have been made at the usual rate of interest of five per cent., but advert in.- to the great public importance at the present period of encoureging every description of agricultural im provement in Ireland, their Lordships are prepared to reduce the interest on future loans to four per cent. In order that efforts now being made for the drainage and improvement of land may Lot experience any dis couragetnent, their Lordships will authorise the terms of repayment above described to take effect from the Ist instant ; that is to say, loans for the drainage, or gene ral improvement of estates, to be executed by the pro- ' prietors under the inbpection of the Board of Works, ac. cording to the provisions of the 32d section of the Act 1 and 2 Will. IV, cap. 33, the 9th Vic., cap. 1, sec. G, and the 9 and 10 Vic. cap. 101, will be repayable ac cording to the terms above stated in respect of advances to individuals, with interest at 31 per cent., while loans made to the Board of Works for drainage to be executed by them under the provisions of the 5 and 6 Vic., cap. 89, 8 and 9 Vie., cap. 69, and the 9 Vic., c. 4, will be repayable by half-yearly instalments, according to an award of the Commissioners, with interest at the rate of 4 per cent. My Lords are further of opinion, that with the view both of providing security for the repayment of the ad vances from the public purse and of relieving entailed es tates from the evil of accumulated charges, two powers should be conferred by the measures which it is proposed to submit to Parliament. First, a power to the proprietors of an entailed estate to sell for the purpose of repaying the advances for im provements made by the Board of Works, or if made by himself, with the aid of Government money, under the inspection of the Board of Work, any part of the estate so improved, or of ether estates settled to the same uses, in the same manner as a power exists in this country, of selling for the redemption of the land tax. Secondly, a power to the Government of selling, in default of payment of two consecutive instalments, so much of the land improved or of other estates settled to the same uses, which the proprietor might prefer, as would repay capital, interest, and expenses of sale. My Lords desire it to be clearly understood that in thus laying down the conditions on which they are pre pared to make advanoies on any applications made subse quently to the Ist instant, they have no intention of in terfering with any works or arrangement for works now in progress under any existing Act, or with sucfi as have been undertaken, or as may be undertaken, until Par lirment shall otherwise provide, under the Poor Employ ment Act as extended by Mr. Labouchere's letter of October 5. MEETING OF LANDED PROPRIETORS The committee has adjourned its meetings until after Christmas. There has been a considerable accession of new members, including the Earl of Arran, Sir Thomas Staples, Messrs. Cooper (of Muckree Castle), Totten • ham, Pierse Mahoney, &c. STOPPAGE OF PUBLIC WORKS IN CLARE. ENNIS, DEC. 17.—We regret to have to state Ciat the officers of the Board of Works have found it neix s sary to suspend some of the works at present going for ward in the parish of Kilmaley, in consequence of the labourers using violence towards the stewards, and driving them away from the works, because they were strangers in the neighbourhood. The works about to be stopped in consequence of this are—the new road from Lnughbarke to Kilrush mail road; also Gurtiganiv hills, and the new road at Aughalana. MEMORIAL TO THE LORD-LIEUTENANT. The following notification has been issued in Kil kenny:— " A memorial to the Lord-Lieutenant, relating to the present crisis, lies for signature at Mr. Walsh's Hotel, Kilkenny.- We, the undersigned, request any gentle man willing to affix his name to do so before the 25th December. " Desart, Duncannon, W. F. Tighe, Sir John Power, Sir Richard Langrishe, John Power, Wm, Bayly, Peter Conriellan, Clayton Savage, Robert Langrishe." REPEAL SECESSION—THE CONFERENCE. The following letter from Mr. O'Connell appeared in the Pilot of last night:— " Merrion-square, 18th Decmber, 1846. " My dear Barrett,—Mr. Smith O'Brien having pub lished his letter to me, as he had a full right to do, I beg you to publish my reply. "Is it not the most strange of all imaginable strange things that the seceders should refuse to allow the legal basis of the Association to be ascertained and settled?— even in the most amicable way. " Is it their intention, seriously, to leave that question to be settled, at the peril of our liberty and lives, by a one sided judge, and a shameless jury?—or any judge, or any jury? "It was rather scant of courtesy' for Mr. Duffy and his party to have published, without my permission, or without giving me any intimation of their intention, a conversation that took place in my house, at their re quest. " I, however, scorn to complain; but of error, not to say evil, some good frequently comes— as in this in stance their publication has, fortunately, displayed the cloven hoof, by their crafty, but incautious, manifesta tions of their anti-religious principle, by which they would feign take from the- Catholic people of Ireland the protection of the Repeal Association. "Their fourth instruction on that subject is, according to the just remark of your contemporary, the Freeman, meaningless, or most mischievous . ' But what else could be expected from men who could listen to, and applaud, an attack upon the character of one of the most esti mable, as well as the most amiable, of human beings— the Lord Bishop of Elphin—so long cherished as the dove of Galway?' Ever faithfully yours, "DANIEL d'CONNELL. "Richard Barrett, Esq." Copy.) " Merrion-squai;, Dublin, Dec. 17, 1846. "My dear Sir,—lf I made any allusion to you in the letter to Mr. Reilly which was not warranted by the communication I had from the Rev. Dr. Miley, I am ready to offer you any apology in my power for the mis take. But that reverend gentleman's letter is now before you, having been read at the last meeting of the Asso ciation, and if you can point cut any matter in which I have exceeded, I am ready to retract it in the most dis tinct manner 3 ou please. " I am most heartily sorry that you think it right to decline all discussions on the physical force question, as it is, in fact, the only vital point upon which the secession commenced, and is now so likely to continue. " Pardon me when I say, that I deem it a sacred duty solemnly to warn you against making light of the phy sical force question. It involves your personal safety, which, I am free to admit, is not a paramount consider. atio❑ in your mind ; but it also involves the safety of others engaged in the same object which you have in view. I should vote for the re-admission into the Asso ciation, of very many of the seceders, if they would dis avow the physical force principle ; or if, without that disavowal, the Association would still be a legal assem bly. I say emphatically, it would not ; and it was to as certain this point, and this alone, that I proposed the legal conference, as a preliminary step to a complete conciliation. " Forgive me for pressing this topic upon your mind —I do it in the spirit of respect and courtesy ; whilst I bitterly deplore that you should not consent to be a party to an amicable ascertainment of the effects, in point of law, of any admixture of the physical force principle with the principles and proceedings of the Association. " I do not presume to expect to make any impression on your mind by these declarations of mine ; but you will excuse them I trust, when you recollect that the protection of the members of the Association from any well-founded prosecution is the first, and most sacred, of my public duties. I can never be a party to any species of arrangement which does not, in the first instance, provide for the due obedience to the law, and for the en tire and perfect protection of the members of the Associa tion from any well-founded legal prosecution. " You will, of course, perceive that your refusal to hold the conference on the legal question, in the first instance, precludes me from the possibility of carrying out any amicable adjustment. Till the point of legality be decided, no further arrangement is possible. I have the honour to be yours, very faithfully, " DANIEL O'CONNELL. "William Smith O'Brien, M.P." THE REV. DR. MILEY—MR. S. O'BRIEN. The following letter from Mr. O'Brien has been ad dressed to the Rev. Dr. Miley:— " Cahirmoyle, December 16, 1846. " My (3esr Sir,—Having read your published account of our interview at Cahirmoylo, I cannot refrain from expressing my regret that you did not inform me that it was your intention to take a note of our conversation, with a view to its publication. I should, in such case, have taken care to avoid the possibility of miscon struction. " I am not conscious of having said to you that the staff of Conciliation Hall could be, in no instance, reduced.' I st a t e d, w i t h reference to the funds, that although upon some occasions I had witnessed an ex penditure which seemed to me unnecessary, yet I had fully satisfied myself that the charge of peculation could not be justly brought against those intrusted with the management of the finances of the Repeal Association. With reference to the staff, I remarked that it was exceedingly difficult to ac commodate it to the various exigencies of the Associa tion ; that a staff which would be inadequate, whilst the Association was receiving 3,000/. per week, would be excessive whilst it was in receipt of not mere than 10Q,I, per week ; but I have no recollection of havAiig t ad mitted that this staff could be in no instiAte reduced, but was, as constituted at present, indispensable to the effi cient working of the repeal machinery.' " I regret that you have omitted to state, that one of the *Twins which I assigned for not entering into dis cussion upon the question of the forces' was, that I considered that this controversy is nothing but a pretext, raised merely for the purpose of excluding from the Association some men who were disposed to thwart the policy of Mr. O'Connell with regard to a political con nexion with the Whigs. Permit me to add, that I have read your letter with the more surprise because your observations had nised an impression in my mind that you thought that the terms proposed by me are reasonable, end that they woeld not pre3ent any insuperable impediment to our reteen tq Conciliation Ball, under circumstances calcu lated to give increased strength to the repeal movement. "W ulFts helyvver i I regret that Tour letter to Mr, C OPY of a LETTER from WILLIAM COURTNEY, Es q . To Mr. THOMAS PROUT, 229, Strand, London. Church Farm,Barton Stacey, near Andover Railway Station, Hants, October 26, 1844. Sir,—l cannot help expressing my astonishment in the effect I have experienced in taking your Pills for the Gout. I was taken on Thurs- Wltil.slifficulty able to get ou& d or ay m i y iig beci ht x s :i o n s ci ev n e l r t e e l r y r w w ith se. it i as, liad tohe oevre pablcsfollowed on with 11177 flammation - Of the 'foortnereasing. r:talok Pine Of your Pills, 4iild within two hours L'fortid the paip, YO Vagrety. e;2lse. I afterwards took, tiro at a" doie tWice in tho , day, and I am, thank God,' this morning able 46 walk without the Slightegt ificoedenience. I founiTln 'a preVious very Sevor&attack very great -:i'Clief; .1 had the painh in' ilorkneen- and. thlghi4io - very ,scVere t tbailfraerl thought riiinst have (lied, And bliatit must hays One. *lot : .m) ! stomach. At that tilde 114 d fesort to your Ville and they relieved me—within two hours f., was quite 'easy:. Tbe , iisopf these Pitts ought, really, to-be totem' all over the world. ' I have a brother, a young man, that alfTersgiotribly with it, and his greatest relief and preventive has .?eitti your Pills.. -Make :what use you please of my report.—Sours WILLIAM COURTNEY. Arnonfrtheasany discoverjOs that characterise the present age, none bave contributed so much to the coinfisrt and ease of the community, nor Conferred 'such a • boon upon suffering humanity, as 'the impor tant:discovery of BLAIR'S' GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS, the efficacy of-which has hedh tested by the: approval and recom mendation-of . tpany Othe greatest men of ota day, They are effec tive, for gout and rheumatism, in all itS various forms, including sciatica, lihnbago, pains in the head and faCe, frequentlyt rcated as tooth-ache, &c. They require neither confinement nor attention of any kind, and invariably prevent the disease attacking the stomach, brain, or other vital part. Sold by, Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London ; an by his appOint- Ment, by. ail respectable medicine vendors throughout the United Kingdom. Price 2s. 9d. per box. Ask for BLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS, and ob- rve the name and address of " Thomas Prout, 229 Strand, London," impressed upon the Government Stamp affixed to each box of the G enuise \fedicine. IRELAND. DREADFUL CONDITION ,OF THE COUNTRY. DUBLIN, DEC. 19.—As the winter advances the state of the country and our prospects for the future become` still more appalling. In, many districts numbers of the people are actually famishing. Popular outbreaks and plunder of provisions are becoming more frequent, and even in northern provinces those evidences of social disor g anisation are now apparent. Altogether the con dition of this country cannot be contemplated without the most serious apprehension; and north, south, east, and west, you behold the spread of destitution, with scarce a ray of hope for present amelioration. In the. Cork Examiner, received this afternoon, there is another very long letter from the reporter of that journal at Skibbereen, repeating details of hopeless misery and death similar to those in a previous commu nicationfrom that town. _ _ . Even in Belfast, where there have been provision riots, the state of things is little better. Respecting another northern town the Tyrone Consti tution Says— « We are sorry to learn that some evil disposed per sons in the neighbourhood of Dungannon have attacked the dwellings of two gentlemen residing in that vicinity (luring the last week, and we are still more sorry to find that they succeeded in levying a contribution of six shillings from one, and a pound from another, of those gentlemen. We have repeatedly stated our belief that the commission of crimes of this nature should not be placed to the charge of the unfortunate poor who are really in distress.! The Kerry Examiner thus reports from that distant district:— " DINGLE, .DEC. 18.-- , -DEATH FROM STARVATION. — An inquest was held here yesterday on the body of Daniel Lyric, of -Miltown. This poor man being sent to the Fever Hospital at Dingle, on Saturday last, from th... weak state in which he appeared to some charitable neighbours, thinking it , might be fever, was examined immediately after getting into the hospital by the doctor, and died in a few hours after." From other districts the accounts are equally gloomy. -FOOD RIOTS. The Belfast-News Letter gives the following in a second edition:— _ ' FRIDAY, Two o'cLocx., P.m.—At nine o'clock this morning, a mob, consisting of about 200 persons, sur rounded Mr. Bernard Hughes's bakery, Donegal-street, uttering the most violent language. A number of the ringleaders entered the shop, and said, Give us bread, or we shall take it by force.' Mr. Hughes refused. Upon this, the men became very violent in their de mids, and doubtle ss wou ld h ave fulfilled their threat, had not Mr. Ja mes St an dfi e ld con t r ibuted five shillings for the purchase of bread to quiet their violence. Another gentleman gave two shillings. The amount contributed was expended in the purchase of bread, which was afterwards distributed among the mob. This repressed their violence in Donegal-street; but, instead of separating, they proceeded in a body to the Church street public bakery. The ringleaders, with their furious partisans, crowded the shop, and demanded bread, other wise they would take it by violence from the shelves. It was ultimptely determined that bread to the amount of 20s. should be distributvd among the mob, to quiet them. file county police arrived, and took the leaders into custody, and lodged them in the cells of the police court. They had previously destroyed a bread cart at Pink, rton's-row, and after clearing it of bread, not only smashed the cart, but beat the driver. The ringleaders were tried this morning at the police-court, when James M'Cullough and James Mason were each fined twenty shillings and costs, or to b 3 imprisoned one fortnight. Henry Mason, the leader, was fined forty shillings and costs, or to be imprisoned one month. The prisoners at the police-court, and the mob who created those riots, were not natives of Belfast, but persons brought here to shillings and cos t s , p a id half an h our a f terwar d s ." K ILK ENNY, DEC, 19.—FOOD RIOT . — Just b e f ore go i ng labour on the` public works. One of the persons most clamorous for food during . the several as sau lt s on th e I bakeries, 2s. 8d f when or hsi fin l i to press we have heard .that some ser i ous di stur b ances took place among the recipients of out-door relief at the Poor-house this day (Friday), and that a car t l oa ded a n t i twenty n in with one hundred and twenty loaves of bread for the hos pital was broken and the bread carried off by the mob. FOOD RIOT D.:l CLONMEL. x u a E rti c i . n e l r 7 c . —R ef n e s r r t i h n e g f t o o l l o m w y i n communica tion of the 15th, in which I stated that th ere was an expectation of. an'outbreak taki ng place, I regret to obs, rye that my i nformation w as correct. No violence T " h e e l. o Co r kr lßi E took place in the town until three o'clock in the after noon, when several carts laden with flour were attacked in Irishtown by an immense concourse of women and children —the men taking no part in the affAir. They succeeded in wresting three sacks off the cars, but, in their hurry, excitement, and confusion, they cut and injured a great number of bags, the contents of which were strewed over the road and along the street, several inches deep. " The police were immediately at the scene of out rage, and succeeded -in capturin g severa l f am i s hing women , whom they lodged in gaol. The outskirts and environs of the town presented a more alarming and de termini d appearance ; large masses of men and women perambulated the d ifferent roads le ading from it in eve r y direction, and levying contributions ow e'vary carrier of provisions. They commenced by attacking and ab stracting 17 sacks of flour from some cars on the Cabir road, two of which, by the activity 'of the police, were subsequently recovered ; but there was no account ob tained of the other 15. " From the determined and systematic manner in which the depredations were conducted, it became ne- - G> 2 -e O'Connell bas been zo named tie to raise impreesloo4 upon tho public mind un f avoura bl e to me, I gladly avail myself of this opportunity of acknowledging that yott have done more than justice to our dispositions to offer you such hospitality as our humble home affords. " In receiving under my roof the distinguished author of a very beautiful work on Roman history, I expe rienced no little disappointment upon findini4' that unto ward circumstances had deprived me oe the satisfaction of spending an evening or two in evoking his recollections of The Eternal City.'—l have the honour to be, yours very faithfully, " WILLIAM S. O'BRIEN." TO THE EDITOR OF THE " FREEMAN." Dec. 18, 3846. Sir,—A letter from Mr. O'Connell in the Ficcman of this day, relative to our interview with him, demands a few observations explanatory of the nature and object of that interview. IMr. O'Connell seems to have supposed that our con-. venation with him was of a private nature, end declares that in its being " made the subject of a newspaper pro tocol" he was "taken by surprise." While we unaffectedly regret that he should have so widely mistaken itie cha racter of our interview, we cannot help expressing our surprise that he should have fallen into an error, which • appears to us altogether unaccountable. On the morning of the day on which the interview to* place, a written communication was addressed to Mr, O'Connell, by the chairman of a public meeting, ap prising him that the four gentlemen whose names are subscribed had been appointed by the meeting to wait upon him. Before entering upon the subject of our mission we distinctly informed him that we had come to him as a deputation, and throughout the interview we spoke as representing the sentiments of the seceders, and as seeking information fur them, not for ourselves. How such a conversation came to Le considered by Mr. O'Connell as one not to be made public, we are at a loss to conjecture. More especially as the deputation was sent solely in consequence of the publicatio n by him of a conversation between Mr. O'Brien and Dr. Miley on the same subject. We came to Mr. O'Connell as a deputation from ii public meeting. It is obviously the duty of such a de putation to report the result of its mission. Its duty ends there. It is the duty of the meeting to which the report is made to decide whether it shall be made public or not. We had neither the right nor the power to con trol the meetin:4 in this particular. Mr. O'Connell charges the report with inaccuracies, and instances " the powerful illustration he gave of the imminent peril of a prosecution for high treason which the memoers of the association would incur if they were at all to admit the physical-force principle." And he asks, " Why was that suppressed ?" We answer—simply because it had no relation to the ob'ect of our mission. We were deputed, rot to con verse about the state trials, nor to argue upon the pro priety of admitting " the physical-force principle," but to obtain an answer to the following question:—Whether, supposing the point of law to be settled at the conference to the satisfaction of both pArties, the remaining pro position contained in our written instructions would then he considered ? Oar report states that Mr. O'Connell's reply was a decPed negative. It represents him to have said repeatedly, that in any case he would confine the conference to the legal question alone. In this (and it is the only material) particular the accuracy of the report is not likely to be impeached. So much in justification of ourselves and our report. Mr. O'Connell a , l:s, " Why do the seceders object to ascertain the law upon so vitally important a point ?" And again, addressing the seceders, he says—" Settles this point first, and I will settle all reasonable matters with you afterwards." No'w, we waited on Mr. O'Connell for the express purpose of inviting him to settle that point first, and then to permit the other matters to be settled by the con ference ; and amongst the written propositions which we were instructed to submit to him, that relating to the legal point was the firNt in order. We wish to be distinctly understood t h at t h e ob3tei of our mission to Mr. OConnell was not to decline, a con tere nce up.tn the " physical-force principle," but to ask that this and the other questions should be submitted to the conference, with a view to their final arrange ment. As to the fourth proposition in the instructions, Mr. O'Connell entirely misapprehends the spirit in which it was framed. The caution with which it is worded did not emanate from a full perception of the difficulty of framing any precise rule upon the subject to which it relates. The seceders are so fully impressed with this diffi culty, that we believe they would be satisfied with n, general recommendation from the conference on that point, leaving the rest to the sense and good taste of in dividual members, and to the influence of public opinion. Any plan which, without compromising the rights of any class of repealers, will facilitate a cordial co-opera tion between all, will exactly meet the view with which that proposition was framed. The proposition will best explain the object for which it was framed. It is as follows: "4th. That inasmuch as the Repeal Association is a confederacy to which persons belonging to every reli gious persuasion are invited, for the purpose of working out the legislative emancipation of their common country, it is desirable to avoid as much as possible the discussion of topics calculated to excite religious dissen sions ; but that such understanding is not intended tc prevent remonstrance against substantial grievances which may affect the religious interests of any class of Irishmen." It is further to be observed with regard to these and the other written instructions, that they were not put forward as future rules of the Association : they were simply what our report describes them, " propositions, which the seceders would expect to have discussed at Coe conference." In conclusion, we have to state that each of us care fully examined our report previous to its publication ; that we suppressed nothing which we thought material, and inserted nothing which was not strictly true, If Mr. O'Connell will specify any inaccuracy, however trifling, we shall be happy to correct it. JAMES HAUGHTON. J. B. DILLON. CHARLES G. DUFFY RICH. O'GORMAN, ;i t ,. We subjoin the note sent by Mr. Haaughttr a to m i .. O'Connell : " Committee-room, Nation-offirJe, Dec. 15. "My dear Mr. O'Connell,—l am reqii ,, sted to inform you that, at a meeting of the seceders field this day, as above, the following gentlemen—Mr, Duffy, Mr. D i ll on , Mr. O'Gorman, and myself —were appointed as a depu tation to wait upon yoa, and represent the feelings of the huur this day to meet. us. ; we shall be happy if you can app o i nt any Yours faithfully, "JAMES HAUGIITON... " Daniel O'Connell, Esq., M.P." SHIP ON FIRE AT COVE.—A most alarming f ire broke out on board the ship Empress, of Halifax, 'Nova Scotia, which was under repairs and at anchor in the river, about three o'clock on Wednesday mornillg. The fire was kept down until six o'clock, when the cables were slipped, and she was put on the bank at the lower end of the Harbour, and scuttled, and the ship and cargo thereby saved from total destruction. The vessel wit./ be again floated this day, and will be immediately ells:. charged. The cargo was very valuable, and consisted, of magnesia, indigo, emery, gum, amaricas, soda cement, carpets, cotton goods, and iron.—Cork Reporter. THE WEATHER.—Fromthe severity of the frcAt since Thursday last, the navigation of the canal has been closed, to the great inconvenience of many ot the traders here, whose goods are on board the boats, A fine thaw set in yesterday morning, but it is agiti‘.l turned to freeze, and is likely to continue for some time longer.— West math Guardian. WINDSOR, SUNDAY EVENING.—The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, with the infant Princesses, hava to-day taken exercise in the Home Park; and this afternoon the Queen and Prince Consort walked across: the Home Park, as far as Frogmore, and through the Queen's Aviary, to the Lodge, to visit the Duchess of Kent. The royal dinner-party at the Castle this even ing is expected to be the same as on Saturday, including the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness de Spetb, Lady Fanny Howard, and Lord Palmerston. His Majesty► the King of the Belgians is announced as an expected visitant at the Castle before the 'close of the present month. THE CONDE .DE MONTEMOLIN.—The Conde de Montemolin on Saturday received and returned several visits. Yesterday, after RtteudinF divine service, the Conde took an airing and made calls upon several of the., nobility and gentry. Amongst the late visitors to the Conde de Montetrolitt. Were the following : —the Le ,rd Mayor, Sir G. ()kernll, captain Duffill, R.N.; Mr. T ILE . Hope, Mr. Latkpia.le, Major O'Doherty, Viscou - , it lington, M.P., the Earl of Charleville, L ieu t enan ' ‘-Colonel it, buticlas • Campbell, Sir Augustus Foster, ar .e. The Lords of the Admiralty have se.spended the completion of the vessels intended to ree.eive screw pro pellers, for six months. We understat' that this delay is occasioned by the wish to have Or., results of further experiments upon the principle, in order that the sup posed advantages of the screw . plrAn may be c l ear l y esta blished, previously to fin i sh ing the large number of vessels now in progress. — United Service Gametic. THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.—We have inquired into the reports that Sir John Franklin had landed at the Maekei , xe River, and shaped his course to return through the territories of the Hudson's Bay Company. and found, as we suspected, that they are altogether: groundless, and the Hudson's Bay people know nothing of any such movement. It is possible that the expe-. dition may have got through last summer, and Sir Ja il ,. be on his way from Kamschatk a t o P eters b urgh; and :to that case, we would not give up the hope of 'seeing ' Ain till the close of the year. But it is more than pro' oable that they have not been able to get through la , st :he . munitating sewl:Zner which 'appear* to have been very unfavouray e 1 ,3 America. If navlßation, and that they are again shut fot: so Far to the north as to prevent their co A w il with the establishments of the Hudson's c ompany on the farthest shores of the continent gar_ ,ay so, we have no reason to entertai n , an) , fears for their safety ornhimate success; but P.nouid we not hear of them by the end of 1847, it we: old be time to take mea sures to send not after be th, whi.eh, ho wever, we feel Coo. fident, will nece em ;sary, but that we shall have good accounts of them, long before that date.—L't t erary Gazette. dliend committed p r . ly a for ke trial, o f g that a Imrosrriort.---On Thur s day wee k , a person callin himself Dr. , j f o o s r ep h h av W in o g lff ;d defrauded calling T town, he prisoner o f l/., t i t s n d o e n r p t o h f e ap classret e ne of g e x t t h r t a m ct s i e n l g ve h s i , s ,c c h o i r .r n o s : - oulists.” He pi ofessed to extract corns withoutpain: in and his practi ce was, to conceal some substancehis hand, which, on manipulating the foot afflicted with the corns, he,pretended to extract. 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