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IV-ILSON'S SCOTT ISEI ENTERTAIN MENTS. t 4Z, wr,F,II,OShY BALL, BISHOPSG kTE-STREET. 'ntertyijl;ri'e'nOtal•roben the announce that he will give a series of Seven 041.4.1,,, SONGS OF SCOTLAND, 44ING'8.1)AY and FRIDAY EVENINGS, to commence Tula Math:nth on the 24;1.- Pia n'uforte—Mr. LAND. psi so.N.,7lleEntertuinment to commence at Eight. for 1 1.TESD kY EVENING, lq December. b15W.4,10 nay the • Boatie row—Of a' the Airts the Find at kel,l", O wer; h ga ,__ ll buy Caller Herrieg ?—liame cam our gudeMmaarnried La, ` 1 ',5,...n" Bator to eharlie—lionnie Bessie Lee—The Zl4r `,llll 4,4 i ,""Pibroel t a' Donald Dhu. riei 44 , e Flowers o' the Forest—The , Auld School—Woo'd an N th cq, 4 -- Auld Joe Nieolsen's Honey Nannie—Get up and Liar .itk v Ce eel 14,1(` Prograrn yhe had at Messrs. rs Keith, Prowse, musicwarehou ma se 4,5, Cheapside at Mess. Smith, Ilder, -°.•'l4 4o katllers, 64, Co rnhlll ; and at Crosby Hall. I "F IELD CLUB PRIZE CATTLE SHOW, 1846. iptt INipLitr,:,,,X;IIIIIITION of PRIZE CATTLE, SEED, qttn,,,... Of 13,.,_;if-N TS, &c. will take place on the 9th, 10th. I Ith, "viaticr, at the HORSE BAZAAR, King-street, Port -11 permanenttr,,,silrer,,t Building, In place of the usual Tent, was and the Implement Galleries are, this year, made L i ri N Üble the space formerly so occued. enabledto view this National Exhibition with perfect Are .ro lu • the Aftern '''aYfight oon till Nine in the Eveni ng —Li g ht e d up a f ter . bE Ad mittance One Shilling. Ep E'-' I ING of HOLYHEAD HARBOUR and OTHER WORKS. ADMIRALTY Nov. 28, 1846. ,e4t t l l desiro us TO CONTRACTOS. 44. ties. bulitiiragabove, e a retaining wall and the erection of timber k t ;lit o to -s , Of b ece : b lans and specifications on and after WIDNIS rte-stre.. •,, er, at office of J. M. Rendel, Lsq., 8, 4 4 44 the A. We ":11111St 1 tween the hours of ten and , k t ers, er, 16,rt0 „l'alst b e "...a Resident Engineer at Holyhead. ' It to the Secretary of the Admiralty, according ' t Dec t , fUrnishd, on or before Noen of Thursday, the 'beg next. BY Command of their L o rd s hip s . U It. G. WARD. -‘Dv, S PATENT OPEN FIRE STOVE.(T V ENTILATIrG ' , Tatflornal after one Winter's k i7ti los 'ear " St. John's, Fulham, May 2, 1846. t i Lkilt s Yto thr - I hare very 'great pleasure in giving my public 'sf t i; °Mciency of Your stove, as combining the double t jjk sr n°, u tbly warming and constantly ventilating any ti Ytt Ast Your invention appeared to me to be in could desired, and I can honestly say that I have t ergo, 't Point in which the practice falls short of the tt'stii,ts of It , 4tha t church is computed to be nearly 200,000 cubical >o,„'s NC," a second stove will be required, the one already cl; hot, 'set a s my highest expectations, and realised all ~uiq fit s en Me to eipect. If confirmation were needed for k thAt" lo cZ ci encY, I might further state that I had peculiar , 6 1rve r izterat : witii—thet various attempts had been made, b„ t he eb."," , Pt had proved a signal failure—that I was ex is,oke thisCuge of boldness in attempting what had baffled ',ho s t a ted b. s uch is the power, the efficiency, and the comfort rei v ,"eird ,Your stove, that I know not of' & dissentient voice, ts,/ , 41. -4 adq -n 'Y of tppro ' val with unanimous consent. sNilte vs 11 , that „; I was first led to the ranking inquiry respect % !,,oa ' s ,._°!frairii s ' n ,g gathered indirectly that a disposition, not un irv'stajeent Was entertained in a certain high quarter, knit '2f_ ability of discernment, the smallest approach 511.1,tc.zttLI;arl...1y WreltmhaiitrigrdeeaatrAs-eiirglyito.urs faithfully, • 'lto Y. t G ARRAT , T, Minister of St. John's, Fulham. Mell s Zes tl" 44 kre % of Messrs. DOWSON, 69, Welbeck-street, Where they may be seen in operation. Nkiatc t OLD STORES AT GOSPORT. ss ,Adrniraltv, Somerset-place, 27th Nov., l a 46. ic kll l ll 4l / ,,IIIAL ) Ot ,ERS for EXECUTING the OFFICE o , f LORD rtEL A , th the UNITED KINGDOM of GREA win Nedo hereby give notice, that, on TrwasnaT, at. at Twelve o'clock at Neon. the Captain ofLA„tPlrt, N Pat tiP to Sale OLD STORES,, at the Royal Clarencecon Victualling 4 'eti i i()t ,s Tod Lots sisti ng of SEE (Ntt„'ll*Ll4ooS, OLD PROVISION'S, BISCUI l' BAGS, 4,61 &c. tcc , all lying in the said Yard. of ;d "Jew the Lots . must apply to the guperinten- Md .aisslon for that purpose. "cliti olas of Sale may be had here and at the Yard. NAT/ o\ ,_ "AL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. !I ll h i, l h . p. Capital £.500,000. 4kit':titilti,-41130'frered by Act of Parliament. 1 '44 44 ii" t t is L'il. Irobraces important and substantial advantages , I lit !, of ,Nl„_lsourances and Deferred Annuities. The assured '' ' ' ''' '4 "" I '" " th e Power to borrow, without expense or for : 4 1 1 .1 . 1 ;,, Dti5 10r e3? ..' t wo-tkirds of the premiums Pahl (see Table) . lic k, sti"efit othe:olectlng benefits, and the conversion of his in ', for to l co nveniences or necessity. 1 1). i ts e ,' tek, 11 ' of years are granted on the lowest possible ',kit/1,1114%1151N .P_ll:lsros OF ir PßOFlTS. prosperity of the Society I% th lt,intte bi re 'Tee rs sa t alc , ' i l nc t reaasan i tfal investigation, to declare 'ticitr'lng fr ' orn a 3 t s e to a B s fi per cent. on the premiums paid ec ‘d on the ' Profit scale. EXAMPLES. vrte et Z"; ' 0,0 the Prot iEXAMPLES.. 4 0 li r ,, ... .1 N ib .. 4 c. es. ` ..i Loma Bonus in gFS g Assured i..,.....„....... . added. i Cash. L. - .• C - g nay ° , Borrow. . o m. 'ls, •%ii A t-, 5 • q :"...". "••••...... a ; 11431 t 2 1 7-- -15 1X10 . 0011A160 4,X445 0 14 9 192 3 0 87 1 41 13 10 2! 395 11 ,1, 40 165 II 10 74 1 91 II 3 1 346 2 t. l\ i s i s :.. la.. 116 7 A na ntn 7IR In )Q 12 . lgvz Lau 1149 11 40 1141 t 217 15 1 £lOO 011 £l6 0 4 192 3 0 87 1 4 1 13 10 2 1 KS 11 10 74 1 9 1 II 3 1 116 7 6 54 010; 718 10 ; 1 11 6 8 49 10 0; 710 41 1 X445 0 0 395 11 1 346 2 3 296 13 4 247 4 5 ---- Pr skit IS annual, and the next will be nude I: I F FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. A NT 1• 01 , 0 LIFE ASSURANCE w ,.. er ed b , p rince COMPANY. ,N - atreet, Bank, London. ,"44Diet, -, NTA„, 4 I! Act of Parliament, 4th Viet., cap. 9. rib e e see n? , Itt i .j'S OF THIS INSTITUTION. CVs sq !4Pitv—tYafio L ALS9CI.I.NCIS Ba•NCil. and e 4 to the Assured by means an ample htli i , tl; 4 4 '4 of ~,,`"a large fund accumulated from the pre- Is 4 .rtt policies ' l4 eb "he (4 ' the annual premiula required during the N ul ed' afar - o',l!" l ning half premiums being paid out of the ' r e Years, will be annually divided among the 0 , 1 44 1151 t r Ate Plter 41 EILTARY ZEANCR. I, rt u t se ct " e , , teat with security to the Assured. tOtit lt Ni t tfre ete , Prerniurns peculiarly adapted to cases where ot rate for the of purpose of securing loans Or debts. 4 44 PO4 Celo n , r j r 'elhillia, Whereby credit Is given for half tha 44,1 e Pone 'Sven Years, to be then paid off; or remain a vit at the option ef the holder. 4141r4,:iltiCT FROM TBB TABLS. . e q 4 ireAl for ac Assurance of 1 001. for the whole ‘t ki> . `, Tierra of Life. 'am 'CA BRANCH. vaorILIZTAIT MUNCH. Whel• Pre mium, after flv years. Age. Half I're • mium, first seven years. Whole Pre mium, after seyea years. X s. d. 2 0 0 2 4 4 2 9 10 3 17 0 3 6 6 3 19 0 4 15 6 6 17 £ s. d. o is o o 19 2 1 1 g 1 4 11 1 9 2 1 14 10 2 2 6 2 12 g 4 s. d. 1 16 g 1 19 2 1 3 6 2 9 ii 2 11 4 3 9 g 4 5 0 6 6 6 kil . , PETER, 1it0n.......-„ 1,1, IS ji and SCOTTISH LAW LIFE t i'l 46,,-".cRACE an d LOAN ASSOCIATION. 41Pla-e: London ; 119, - Princes-street, Edinburgh. 1414 Established in 1113'. - A.S% "uoseribed Capital, One Million. , 4 4 'k t , . t : 14N C E, ANNUITIES, REVERSIONS, AND ENDOWMENTS. t'4''t;k;tlltq,,,,lZlish ad S ttish Principle of Assurance. , . n Thtit3'. \*lil jP.l'VE n 'dcoLIBERAL SYSTEM of LOANi . " 84 04 4 b:-: kilsuZce, •n undoubted personal or other 11 N`,zfJt ir ,„ 48 i'At, $14t:17, 1 , Ih4 ,4444,ttOVIDENT INSTITUTION, D`tis A„ ) ' igi,atc 11-STREET, LONDON. ‘l, t , 'll.rt,',,that the ANNUAL MEETING of MEM ktt t he -I N: It, r held at the London Tavern, 141...,.3DAT, the 16th day of December, in ttth'h Stitt erti 2'e o'clock, precisely, to receive and con -14 '!le t t i l 4d D ros `nt Of the Funds and Effects, and the Re rciatt,,vects of the Institution ; and for the trans '. r , sPecified in the 23d Rule and Regulation is two-thirds of the ➢rofits. J. HILL WILLIAMS, Actuary. tfilltP, 4k 44tIltir,ItQtAi. A S -*.eis:tt.ii Or irt a T n y d GENERAL LIFE t 4,,, Itp, 01c , , FAMILY ENDOWMENT, AXD iNNIi''IIY 112 CR ii,, 4 4 te4 t. Gtotti,„l4PalDll, LONDON. 4 41, 41, 1 4 ' 1 1M ''eeted '4' WARD Esc; MP. Chairman. t,,lehnt, ,41,;,tmet,dowrn°11 every.kno,, ii.; 11 ed on 'I ,' - `,41(,,,:‘, ; loa, I ' I N me.; 6 per cent . interest a ow and IMP., ; ' immediate and de- Neni 4 ,7 , seetiii' granted to policy holders upon real Y a liberal commission allowed to solici . AFit t , ''Elt JAMES DANIELL, Secretary. N I % li T EA SE ] , 4 rih Rh; A"\r,,'" , ' ICES OF NEW PATTERNS. . tkiilti4Yl,,Zlllth, ", FtY and SONS, Working ' l4 t,! l 'At IN N th,l '4, ConThill, London epposito the It link, Nk lt th,, 01; i n , .usioniers that they recently finished I . 14 eolresr'lencs with the present improved tasli. , it s 71 (41 1 , )ti,6_ 4t reduced prices from those customary in ' l 4r"' . e,` Pattern it,„ V' It k Ot. • Thalia Pattern. t . , 0 % ,1 1 41 4.. •tiO ig 0 Strong Sit • ‘ Tea Pot Xl3 0 0 NI ;•, 4 t. .' 614 • ' " A. 711 0 .i t •• .. 4 10 0 Ditto Sugar Basin •••• Ls ON .•. 14 , C Ditto Cream Ewer.. • • 5 2 0° 16 17 t , ,,N7 1 ,. tt,' , 1 , 5 t .... .....................'‘) itte Co ff ee Pot ••• • • • I N'iNt the 'I DW"'CIS 12 1 ith o af ri , , Complete h kli t I. *lltilo.°Wroo ...Y Silver Tea and Coffee Services 7 rtre . %hill he dra,,::lie••and on application the illustrated Price ... . £42 I m o a 0 trieo4l,le-414tiroie,fard.rrto, with Parteg and price ,s o l f r r e c la ce n n d, tp„ 4, cult 3 brAwbaßjklYonSil?vrerGrltellerxitilirl li,k;Nio4l,NrS - r , ei.l Is. Gd. iotqi,,,koh> tinleeciitrtilOUSTACHlOS, and WHIS -I):ypi etg: 4 Ilse of IGIeW Weeks, and Staidness removed and 7„iti,, ell, ot,_ hit 0,.,_, tIMSTONE'S AROMATIC REGENE 0. 4 . 4 , 41: 9 1ig, ei.7lt, ((morn from aromatic herbs and flowers, 41,14n0 pt, r, ll , ,ire headache In a few ininutes ; it is also a 11 1, 1 44 4 1.14 ,1 44",,,b . y ttacil,_toielet Perfume. Sold oily in triangular 1:Y dot ti, ti r l itr, ol l ki ls i,zo'-',Ari irnrnent stamp, at 4s . ; double the Mi n e. qcl tl le, 'qr ends 1:i; each c° tes' enclosed in a , I amphlet i , - 41 4 *4 ‘ ,N 7 0 itth H .,,,u . ed authority, entitled ' Three M . nu _ t°:, I f tz.‘;';‘,N 4 '•B(l, , a;!; Pr eservation of the Human Hair, ice." , illot r : ,1 1), onl y _ , _-i 125 ., for money orders only. 1, 4, 11,, In , 1; ,les ro :, Grirnstone's Ilerbary, Highgate, near , p ~ ?s it ,ue,, r , • narclay and Son, Farr' don-street • Sanger, 11 4 . t. 1h 0 "; 1 0,i t , )4 r. ',i 'Butler and Co Cheapsid ng e • Fisher and Toiler, trttc,:,l4Vito polichston, medicine warehouse, ' 65, Cornhill ; 4.11,14 forcers,'ealke;r' and others For Edinburgh, J. and 4 4 1 ' t i ,', l4 3' h Manthester, eresche and Son, Adver- Xt '' 1' 44 4t,1 .1 I lls f 10 Tllli LADIES 14 orb y , , i tir _ ilk letter inneitod in the "Times" news tk,4'e lit 4,, ader, remember, this letter was put into !I, .t o liilp,ey s' “trself, k ,,•tt, t 4,. (lei, :of N . ° , 9 as a testimony to me. O tt , 4. 4 ,. el l , ihirik.„•• Swan- street, Borough, takes this oppor ,)vbr'rez; o i l 'eY it hie 11 r. W. Grimstone, of the Ilerbary, High- S, i i ,"tili 0 e h... 11 ,k, , , t, t , r 14,Z.,011 her head, after using itabout four months, t I 'ln Nik ° 'e il l t r le much stronger and more luxuriant than tbil. tz. 4.liy 1,14 oddness appeared N' ki,, o N i I tle itHift 4: 1 „: Ibis testimony' to the virtues of Mr. G.'s kl;"lliiiet ,4 1 1ey .„:: edshat many ladle, would gladly purchase ih ks k ~. Yln tt:_re tin of Its virtues as she is, from ex- N , , h i tt' r 'Y t„ilts cif 11: restoration and production of hair In &build .4llettZr__ t.,l,to`.recUs headache ; as a toilet perfume it Is far . ep t ' t, t r , tk tf th. ility to the he will feel a pleasure in answering any : 1 1 , ,,,', , e 14 rjrialr be„,,e/?evefacts.--3, Swan -street, Borough." ~ , ;''it t' r tr i "I ' Of ~`"Ming thin, weak, or turning grey, a few gkirlt,,l tn roir tn torrii`ue head oc casionally every week, will pro iilllielrlS Yol,irre 3 . llg r "'eV with the con;b, make it strong, and i':1,,,1)1t ta,,ote),,,,ou.ldrhramt;lll,e.ring the hair luxuriant and curly. A. tirktro4,44.li4tnlt it ti Jeforo brushing the hair, will give the r,,,tii, t 'te,,,, t ie 114 athe, r , t u a rl * h N th i. op ot es h4a44se ant riolentse.witti,is delightful . pr it odu r c e t fr o e f sh t i h ng o t k l 'llt% C'ljk oir4,ceseh:" makes it a ernoons fi tdielenccees;ar; felt t i t h trii it ' .. ?4 11,, .ll:uuti headache, pour ten or twelve drops companion I ,'llt 'lt f,,,ltio,`esets '•, ry bad, repeat it every quarter of an litotkfAt.,!4,,,o_! 1ai,a4,7 le certain. in ten minutes. It produces 4 .ll 4 ' i _et 4 ,1 01 4 ' 1 Pectu t ;_ft few appplicstions. If used on infante 'ett or leett,' :o es *cis' ce‘clinir influence on the brain as to pre- I k 1 1 1.2 41 M., as rf° Moting the growth of hair.-4•• -.lien , , 4.0 pp, ,ulatn Grinistone Herbary, Hi 13 t a fa S. JOSEPH MARSH, Secretary, tt, , N 4, /bre. \ trat o d • 4 2 1 1 4 II t; 4 13 3 10 LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING SU N, DECEMBER 1, 1846. No. 16,911. SALES BY AUCTION. The late MARQUIS 0/ AILSA'S noble and delightftilly situated TOWN MANSION IN WHITEHALL GARDENS, adjoining that of the Duke of Buocleuch, upon the bank of the Thames, with its handsome and appropriate furniture, and various very valuable and ornamental Kffeets. MESSRS. DANIEL SMITII and iON are directed by the Executors to announce, that, unless an acceptable offer shall be previously made by Private Contract, the distinguished and splendid MANSION of the late Most Noble the marquis of Ailsa, in Privy-gardens, Whitehall, will be SUB MITTED to PUBLIC COMPETITION, at the Auctiun Mart, in January next, of which due notiee will be given. It is held by original lease from the Crown for a term of ninety-nine years from July, 1806, at a low ground rent. The mansion is admirably arranged throughout for the accommodation and comfort of a large establishment, is in most excellent repair, and immediate possession may be had, with its appropriate fittings, and with or without its superior furniture. It has a singularly handsome stone staircase, the rooms are strikingly e',eerful and airy, opening backward to a lawn extending to the river, and are of fine dimensions, particularly the saloon or ball-room (64 feet long), its walls adorned with rich and beautiful tapestry in rare preservation. From its contiguity to the houses of Parliament, St. James's Park, the Palace, and Down ing -street, and from its peculiarly quiet and choice situation, it is admirably suited for a Cabinet Minister, or any leading Mem ber of Parliament ; also Br a first-class club-house. The purchaser will have the refusal of the capital freehold stabling, &c., near Great George-street. No person can view the house without a card of ad mission, which, with every requisite information, may bo ha, - 1 at their Offices in Waterloo-place, Pall-mall ; also of Messrs. Ashfield and Clode, solicitors, 7, Staple Inn. Descriptive particulars will be published when the day of sale is fixed, and may also be had of Mr. Cain, House Agent, Richmond. and at the Mart. EXTENSIVE FREEHOLD STABLING, with ENCLOSED PRI. VATS YARD, near DOWNING-STREET, WESTMINSTER, with possession. MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON will SELL by AUCTION, in JANUARY next (unless previously disposed of by Private Treaty), by direction of the devisees in trust for sale, under the will of the late Most Noble the Marquis of Miss. some EXTENSIVE and CAPITAL STABLING, at the west end ol Blue 80.. r-yard, but completely enclosed within its own walls and gates, comprising a nine and four-stall stable, three large coach houses, harness rooms, and several servants' rooms and lofts abcve, with pumps of soft and spring water, and all in substantial repair. The yard is entered both from King-street and Delahay-street, close to Great George-street. Particulars and orders to view may be had of Messrs Ashfleld and Clode, solicitors, 7, Staple Inn ; and of Messrs. Daniel Smith and Son, Waterloo place, Pall-mall. IN ROMNEY MARSH. Capital first-rate FREEHOLD INVESTMENT for Trustees, having no drawback for Repair of Buildings or for Timber. MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON will SELL by AUCTION, at the Mart, on TUESDAY, Dec. 15. at Twelve (unless an acceptable offer shall perviously be made). The famous FREEHOLD PROPERTY, known as the PRIORY MARSH ESTATE, advantageously situated in the parishes of Stone and Ebony, near Tenterden, on the east side of the Royal Military Canal, and near the line of the railway from Ashford to Rye, Has tings, &c., now forming. It consists of nearly THREE HUNDRED ACRES, in a ring fence of very rich grazing land, now on lease to Messrs. Neve, of ilenenden, at the low rent of 6781. per annum, for twenty-one years, from 1841, but determinable, if Mailed, at Mi chaelmas, 1848. _ _ . The estate may be viewed by leave of the tenants; and parti culars, with plans, had at the inns at Ashford, Rye, Dover, &c.; of It. Lambert, Esq., 32, John-street, Redford-row ; at the Auction Mart ; and of Messrs. Daniel Smith and Son, Land Agents, in Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. Singularly Desirable FREEHOLD FARM, in a highly picturesque and healthy part of Kent, between Hawkhurst, Rye, and Hastings. MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON will SELL by AUCTION, at the Mart, on TL'ESDAT, Dec. 15, at Twelve (unless an acceptable offer shall be previously made), LAMBERDEN FARM, in the healthy and beautiful parish of Sandhurst, Kent, comprising about 124 acres of most fertile arable, pasture, hop, and wood land, ornamentally timbered, surround ing a farm-house, and all requisite buildings, in good repair, now held by Mr. Aaron Pinyon, a most respectable tenant, under a lease of 14 years, expiring at Michaelmas, 1847, when, as an invest ment, a considerable increase of rent may be insured, and offers a very pleasant and desirable occupation. The estate may be viewed, and particulars with plans had at the chief inns at Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Rye, Hastings, &c. , at the Mart; of R. Lambert, Esq., 32, John-street, Redford-row ; and et Daniel gmith and Son, Land Agents, in Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. KENT. VALUABLE FREEHOLD FARM, NEAR ROCHESTER ANT, CHATHAM. MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON will SELL by AUCTION, at the Mart, on TUESDAY, Dec. 15, at Twelve (unless an acceptable offer shall he previously made), A CAPITAL FREEHOLD FARM, in the parishes of Stoke and Allhallows, near Hoo, a rich part of Kent, only a few miles from the city of Rochester, comprising nearly ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ACRES of very superior land, with a farmhouse and al , requisite buildings, in good repair, now on lease to Mr. James Everist, for an unexpired term of six years at the very low rent o 240/. 109., offering a very desiraWe, safe, and improveable Invest ment. The farm may be viewed by kayo of the tenant, and particulars with plans may be had at the chief Inns at Rochester, Maidstone, &c. ; at the Mart; of R. Lambert, Esq., 32, John-street, Redford-row ; and of Messrs. Daniel Smith and Son, land-agents, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. CORNWALL RAILWAY. Notice is he-eby given, that in pursuance of the provisions of the Act of Incorporation, the FIRST GENERAL MEETING eg PROPRIETORS in this undertaking, will be held in the Assembly Rooms at Truro, on WEEsgsDAY, the 16th December next, at noon. Those Proprietors only who have been previously registered can attend, and vote at the meeting. JO*EPH THOMAS TRETFRY, Chairmen. WILLIAM IL BOND, Secretary. Cornwall Railway Office, 80, Lemon-street, Truro, 21st November, 1846. The Sealed Certificates will be issued it after the above mentioned meeting has been held. CO R N WALL RAI LWAY. Notice is hereby given that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEET ING of the Proprietors in this undertaking will be held, in the Assembly Rooms, at Truro, on WEDNESDAY, the lekk day of Decem ber next, at One o'clock in the Afternoon, to consider the propriety of an application to Parliament for an Act for the alteration of the Line of the Cornwall Railway between Plymouth and a point near Saltash, and for powers to purchase, lease, or jointly eonstruet and use portions of the South Devon Railway and works, and to pur chase the Saltash Ferry, and to sell or lease the New Works to the cireat Western Railway Company, or to the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company, or to the South Devon Railway Company. JOS. THO. TitErrnY, Chairman. W. 11. BOND, Secretary. Cornwall Railway Office, 80, Lemon-etreeli, Truro, 21st November, 1846. RAYESEND STAR and BLACKWALL I PACKETS. Boat and Rail Included la One Payment npon every pass.,ge, avoiding the danger and delay of the Pool. From the Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall, at 9%, 10%, 12. 1%, 4, and 5 o'clock. Sundays, 9%, 10%, 1%, 4, and 5 o'clock. The trains starting one quarter of an hour before each of these times. The New Terrace Pier, Gravesend, at 7%, 8%, 9%, 11%, 1,3, and 4 o'clock. Sundays, 7%, 11%, 1,3, and 5 o'clock. N.B.—N. other packets call at the Grays or Greenhithe Piers. Star Office, Gravesend, Nov. 24, MG. R OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. BY PERMISSION. PIEOFESSOR SCIRENBEIN'S GUN COTTON, differing from all other specimens recently before the public, is LECTURED on, with other explosive compounds, by Dr. RYAN, daily at Half past Three; and on the evenings of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The principle •f the ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH DEMONSTRA TED, by Professor BACIIIIOFFNER. The OXYHYDROGEN and OPAQUE MICROSCOPES. The PIIYSIOSCOPE DIVING EX PERIMENTS. The DISSOLVING VIEWS, y CWARLES SMITH, &c. Sec. Admission is. Schools, half-price. \T ANTED, by a Bradford Stuff-house, a COMMISSION TRAVELLER for th• Midland Counties, who bat a good connexion in that part of the country. Apply by letter, stating full particulars, to A. 8., box 234, Post office, Bradford, Yorkshire. SECOND EDITION—SECOND THOUSAND. This day is published, price One Shilling , the Second Issue of THE ROMAN ANTICHRIST, " A LYING SPIRIT :" being the Substance of a SERMON preached in the Parish Church, Cksltenham. November 5, 1a46. By the Rev. F. CLOSE. A.M., Perpetual Curate. " Wherefore rebuke them sharply."—Titus, i. 13. *,,,* London : Hatchard and Son ; Hamilton, Adams, and Co. Of whom may be had, by the same Author, The CATHOLIC DOCTRINE of the SECOND ADVENT, consi dered in Four Sermons. ?rice 2s. Gd. cloth. ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY WORE, ONE SHILLING. On December Ist, will appear No. 1 of the COURT JOURNAL LIBRARY. Edited by the BARONESS DE CALABRBLLA. Containing the Anatomy of French Society, with Six Illustrations, and Sixty-four I'ages, beautifully printed for One Shilling. Sold by all Booksellers and News Agents in Town and Country. W. Thomas, publisher, 21,Catherine-street, Strand. REPRESENTATION OF MAN CHESTER. Mr. Bright has issued the following address to the electors of the borough of Manchester : " Gentiemen,—Tile sudden but not unexpected coali tion of a small section of the Liberal party with the Tories has been followed by an attack upon me in the columns of the Guardian newspaper this morning, which I feel bound to notice, not so much from any influence it may have upon the approaching contest, as from a feeling that the character not of myself only, but of Mr. Cobden also, is at stake. The charge may be briefly stated to be, that Mr. Cobden, havieg no intention to keep in Parliament beyond the last session, had con curred in a scheme concocted in the rooms of the League, that I should be brought forward as a candidate for Manchester ; that circumstances arose which entirely changed Mr. Cobden's position and views ; and that I, from motives of personal ambition, stood in the way of his accepting the offer of the representation of the borough, and refused to release him from an implied engagement to me. The true circum stances of the case are these : when it was first rumoured that Mr. Mark Philips intended to retire, Mr. Cobden suggested to me the probability of my being asked to succeed him, declaring that, though his own name had been often mentioned, he would not, under any conceivable circumstances, become a candidate himself. In answer to my objection to his decision, he urged that gratitude to the people of Stockport, his many pledges to them, and considerations of his own greater freedom and leisure to act upon great public questions, if not bur dened with the heavy private business inseparable from the representation of Manchester, all determined him to remain in his present position. I can honestly say that I have combatted these views on many occasions, but without success. During Mr. Cobden's temporary resi dence in Wales, just before he left England, I received a very pressing invitation to stand for the Stirling burghs. Before giving a reply, I wrote to Mr. Cobden on the subject of Manchester, intimating my feeling that circumstances had changed, and re-stating my opi nion that he was the most natural representative of the borough, and urging him, if any change in his views had taken place, to let me know it privately, as a friend, and I would then accept the offer of some other con stituency willing to accept my services. To this Mr. Cobden's reply was in exact conformity with his pre vious declarations; and afterwards, when I saw him in London, his statement was most positive and emphatic to the same effect. I declare solemnly that I have ho nestly and repeatedly pressed Mr. Cobden to accept the seat offered to him, and that it is my firm conviction that, were Mr. Cobden here, he would be the very foremost to contradict, in the most explicit manner, the unfounded charges which the Guardian of this morning has put forth. I feel now, however, that the contest, so far as I am concerned, is as nothing com pared to its importance to your great and honoured constituency. You have always beaten th• Tory party, and, single-handed, they own they cannot fight. A handful of those who once were in the Liberal ranks have joined the enemy, and by a coalition, discreditable to them, it is sought to pervert the honest political course you have hitherto pursued. The issue is unim portant to me personally; public life can yie;d me no thing beyond the consciousness of being useful. But to you it is of much importance. You are not second to any constituency in the empire, and your adherence to, or rejection of, your long held principles, will deeply , affect the character and proceedings of the coming Par liament.—l ant, &c., " JOHN BRIGHT. " Manchester, Nor. 28." LA J AHOTTIERE IRON COM PANY. (From the Mining Journal.) A special general meeting of the shareholders was held at 22, Throgmorton-street, on Thursday, the 26th inst., pursuant to advertisement. Benjamin Ifill, Esq., in the chair. The advertisement, convening the meeting, and the minutes of the committee, by virtue of which the same was summoned, in accordance with the provisions of the Ace de Societe, having been read, the clause (15) in the Act, empowering a special general meeting of the share holders, holding more than one-half the number of shares, to increase the capital on such terms as they might determine, was referred to ; and, it appearing that more than two-thirds the interest of the company was present, or represented, the meeting proceeded to the business for which it had been called. The CHAIRMAN observed that, it appearing from the representations made to the committee, under date the 27th ult., that it would be expedient to extend its operations by an influx of capital, by the issue of new shares, or such other modes as might be determined upon by the shareholders, the com mittee had called the present meeting. Mr. Lamie Mur ray, who was well informed on the several points of in terest and importance in the consideration of the ques tion, and who, moreover, had particularly directed his attention to the subject, would submit to the meeting the views entertained by the committee ; and, at the same time, readily afford such explanations, or inform a tion, as to the nature of the company's affairs, and the prospects it presented, which might be required, and which, he doubted not, would be deemed highly satisfactory. Mr. L. MURRAY observed, that certain resolutions had been drawn up, with the view to their adoption by the meeting ; and, such having been read, it would af ford him pleasure to enter into the subject fully, and to render to the proprietors present such information as he possessed. The resolutions having been accordingly read, Mr. M. proceeded to observe, that in the establishment of the company, as in all similar instances, diffilulties had interposed, which, however, he was happy to say, had been dispelled ; and that the drawbacks met with had, on their being overcome, only convinced the directors that the value of their property was fully equal to their most sanguine expectations; while they only required additional capital to develop its resources, and derive those advantages which were apparent. The Act by which the company was governed, authorised the extension of the capital ; and the object of the present meeting was to determine the amount, and, furthermore, whether the result would justify such course. He, for one, had no hesitation in expressing his opinion most fully in favour of the accession of capital, and observing the most liberal terms—considering, as he did, after the outlay already incurred, that a further applicatio❑ of capital, to the extent of that already expended, would not only treble the make of iron, but quintuple the pro fits ; and hence the advantage of admitting other capi talists with them, while each shareholder would have the option of taking additional shares, and thus increasing his interest, or otherwise. IL DuPam' begged to interrupt the speaker for a moment, to inquire whether the 15th article of the Act authorised the extension of capital, for the construction or erection of mills and forges, or was rather confined to the blast (haut) furnaces. A reference to the Act at once settled this in favour of the proposition, advanced by Mr. Murray, of applying the newly-raised capital to the extension of the works, and the manufacture of bar or rod-iron, sheet, &c., as might be henceforward deter mined upon. Mr. L. MURiAT, in continuation, observed that the present capital might be considered as about 500,0001 r., or 20,0001. ; while, to effect the desired object, it would require a further outlay of 20,0001.—thus making the entire capital of the company 40,000/., or 1,000,000 fr. This increase, it was proposed by the resolutions sub mitted to the meeting, to create by the issue of new or additional shares, of 1000 fr., 500 fr., and 250 fr.— it be ing understood that the power of voting was confined to the scale laid down in their deed—viz., i shares of 1000 francs, 1 vote ; 20 shares, 2 votes ; and 30 shares. 3 votes : thus, it would require a party to hold 20 shares, of 250 francs to pl ice him on an equal position with the holder of 5 shares of 1000 francs, and thus pro rata. There could be doubt but that the works would become of infinite importance, from the facilities afforded for the manufacture of pig and bar-iron, at a comparatively insignificant cost, as compared to that attendant on the introduction of English pig or bar-iron in France. He might observe that, in the prosecution of the affairs of the company, he had taken upon himself a heavy responsibility ; but it was highly gratifying to him to be in a position in which he could congratulate the proprietors, not only on the prospective returns which might be calculated from the works, but on the actual re sults at the present moment ; as he had no hesitation in saying, that not only might the outlay incurred be realised, with a handsome surplus, but that the present operations, confined as they have been, would leave a profit of 30 to 40 per cent. on the manufacture. The cheapness and excellence of the ores were undoubted, and a reference to the weekly returns of the make and cost would render this demonstrable ; the iron ore was most readily fusible, and was of a produce of 40 to 45 per cent.— only 2i tons being required in the manufacture of a ton of iron, and which was rendered at 3if. per ton ; while the quantity of coal might be set down at 30 cwts. to the ton of pig-iron, but which was slightly exceeded with the present make. He might here observe that, in the first instance, nearly three times the quantity of coal was consumed, arising from the ill construction of the furnace, as affected the peculiar properties and richness of the iron ore to be treated ; but this had been set right, and hence the reduction in the fuel consumed. It might also be remarked that, in the use of hot air, a considerable saving had been effected by the application of the gases, or heat, to raise the blast to the required point ; breeze, or small coal, being only used as an ad junct. Some remarks had been made out of doors by parties, who evidently had not troubled themselves with the perusal of the prospectus, or an inspection of the accounts, and whose expressed opinions were calcu lated to mislead, without explanation being afforded. He should not occupy the time of the meeting by entering into any detail, as the accounts, and every information relative to the property, were available for reference, and would at once satisfy the most sceptical ; while a comparison of the advantages, or disadvantages, could at once be ar rived at. As regarded the manufacture of iron in France, he believed he was correct in saying that 7-10ths of the quantity smelted there was from charcoal; and it must be borne in mind that, with respect to the monopoly which prevails in France, and which had its natural influence on the affairs of the company, that such must exist, if that the Government would not ren der that country dependant on supplies from the only two countries in Europe who could render them, viz., England and Belgium ; at the same time, such a mea sure would desiroy one important branch of their na tional industry—one it would be so difficult to re-esta blish, after it had been ruined and its elements scattered. However, other industries in France may be opened to free-trade hereafter—there must ever be, from obvious reasons, a protection on iron manufacture, equal to the difference of cost price in ingland, in Belgium, a n d France —or leave the latter country dependent, under every circumstance, for a supply of a primary article, either in France, or even on these iron wo mightuntr i b e e s . T smelted h er e inc Francel db a ja question ho b tti ro u ) t , that and converted into pig iron or rough casting, at a price very considerably less than that of Welsh pig, or other iron after paying freight, duty, &c., while, by the use of Welsh anthracite coal with the French ore, and availing themselves of cheapness of labour, vicinity to markets, &c., no doubt could exist of their returning large profits. Mr. PococK observed that he c .nsidered the resolu tions proposed far too liberal. He, in common with other gentlemen, had risked his capital ; and although some time had elapsed ere returns were made, yet he never entertained a sanguine opinion as to the results. He, for one, although he should not oppose the resolutions read to the meeting, could not but express the opinion he entertained, that the course proposed—that of ad mitting the public at par, was an act of excessive liberality. Mr. TABOR agreed, in a great measure, with the last gentleman, but as it had been well observed by the chair man, and others who had addressed the meeting, the position of the company was that of a certain capital having been expended ; and in holding out to the capi talist to embark in common with them, by an equal advance to that which they had made, they would, in fact, place themselves in a far more advantageous posi tion, while the new shareholders would equally derive with them the profits arising from the active prosecution and further devolopment of the works. In the course of the discussion which ensued, prior to putting the resolutions to the vote, which in the end were unanimously carried, it appeared that the intention of the committee was the introduction of anthracite from South Wales, whereby the ore could be reduced with advantage, as had been proved by the experiments already made at the works ; the comparative cast of pig iron, smelted at La Jahotierre, and put in market, being 31. 1 ls. 4d. per ton—while the cost in Wales, and added thereto the freight, insurance, duty, and other charges, would be 71. 4s. I Id., or a difference of 3/. I3s. 7d. per ton. . A vote of thanks having been passed to T. L. Murray, Esq., and M. Duprez, and also to the chairman, the meet ing adjourned. A GOOD REASON.—A gentleman residing not a hundred miles from this town, made the following re turn to the Income-tax Commissioners :—" For the last three years my income has been somewhat under 15OL, in future it will be more precarious, as the man is dead of whom I borrowed the money."—.Demiport Telegraph. IPSWICH AND BURY Si. ED MUND'S RAILWAT. The experimental trip of the engineer and contractor to test the solidity of this line, and fitness for work ing purposes, took place on Thursday last. No public announcement having been made, the whole matter was kept as quiet and private as possible. The train consisted of a fine new engine, called the " Bury St. Edmund's,"-decorated with flags, and two first class carriages, one of which was the new smoking saloon, fitted up in the style of the smoking saloon be longing to the Eastern Counties Company ; one second class, and two third class carriages, the whole forming a very neat "turn out," and in every way calculated to prove the soundness and durability of the works along the entire lino. Upon the engine we observed Mr. J. C. Cobbold, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. J. F. Sauuders. Secretary to the Company, Mr. P. Bruff, the engineer-in-chief, Mr. Footman, managing director, and Mr. Martin, superintendent of the line. The engine was driven by Mr. Taylor, superintendent of the locomotive department. In the smoking saloon and the other first-class carriage, were Mr. T. D'Eye Bur roughes, Mr. G. Josselyn, Mr. A. Cobbold, Mr. A. Ran some, Mr. W. May. Mr. Ogilvie, acting manager in be half of Mr. Brassey, the contractor, Mr. Young, cashier, and various other gentlemen. The whole being in readiness at the Ipswich station. the train was backed on to the Bury line, and the first start was made in the finest possible style precisely at twenty minutes to eleven, amidst the cheers of the pas sengers which were echoed back by the groups of people assembled on either side of the deep cutting. Little time was allowed for re flection—shriek went the whistle of the engine, and amidst shouts of " down with your heads gentlemen," to those who travelled as " outsiders," the train shot into Stoke tunnel, and was soon threading its dark recesses. The scene was extremely novel to those who had never before travelled through the be wels of the earth—the shrieks of the engine, the clatter of the carriages, the whizzing of the steam, the shouts of the passengers, mingling together in uproarious and strange confusion. The 380 yards, the length of the tunnel, were done in 1 minute 30 seconds, and the train emerged at the Ipswich end, amidst the hurras of the labourers, and other persons assembled about the works. Pas-iag through the cutting at Crane-hall hill, away the train speeded through the valley to Bram ford, reaching the Blakenham station at '2 minutes to eleven., where the first stoppage took place. Thence it gontiaiied'its course through the valley affording, on the right, a-fine view of the splendid seat of Sir W. F. F. Middleton, Bart, and reached Needham-market at ten minutes past eleven. Here a ntiMber of people were assembled, who appeared to be highly amused with the novel spectacle. Tne engine being again put in motion, the train rapidly approached what. had formed the most perplexing portion of the works—the carrying the line over what has been termed " the bog." The train pro ceeded at a good pace amidst the cheers of the passen gers, answered by crowds of people on either side of the line. It soon became evident that engineering skill had surmounted all difficulties—the line without the slightest undulation of any kind, proved sound as rock, and precisely at twenty-five minutes past eleven, the ponderous locomotive and train of carriages, were brought to a stand still in the very centre of what can now no longer be termed " the bog," but as sound a piece of railway as any in the kingdom, its suc cessful completion affording the highest possible credit to the engineer. Hundreds of people had turned out to witness the arrival, and they cheered lustily, as flags flaunted from various points, and the bells rang their merriest peals. Passing through a long sweep of valley, Elrnswell station was reached at eight minutes to twelve, where a number of people were assembled, whose curiosity being amply gratified, the train emerged into the deep crating through Norton wood. Here, for about fifty yards, the only oscillation was ob served, this portion being the most recently finished on the line. The train slightly "bumped " here and there, but not so much as some had expected, and perhaps not more than is observable upon many parts of newly formed lines. Thurston station was reached at 11m. past 12, in capital style, and during the few minutes so journ P. Bonnet, Esq., M.P., with some private friends, joined the directors in the smoking saloon. Emerging from the cuttings, upon the embankments on this portion of the line, Bury St. Edmund's was soon descried in the distance, and, after a fine run, the train approached the noble bridge at the end of North-gate-street, and stopped precisely at 30m. past 12, having accomplished the whole distance from Ipswich to Bury St. Edmund's, according to railway time, in 1 hour and 40 minutes. exclusive of stopp.ges at the various stations. Green and red flags flaunted from the parapets of the bridge, and a large number of people were assembled in North gate street, who welcomed Mr. Cobbold, Mr. Bruff, and the directors, as they alighted, with warm acclamations, It was stated that thousands would have been assem bled, but that the arrival had not been made public, though in the vicinity of the station great bustle was observable, not the least prominent of which was the assemblage of omnibuses and cabs, to convey the pas sengers to their respective destinations. A splendid dejettne was given at the Angel Inn, by Mr. Cobbold and the directors, at which were present about 30 of the principal inhabitants. M. Cobbold took the chair, Mr. Saunders officiating as vice president. Mr. Ogilvie also gave a handsome dejeurd at the Globe Inn, to about 130 gentlemen. At both entertainments, after the usual loyal toasts, " Success to the Ipswich and Bury St. Edmunds R t lway," was drunk in bumpers, and mutual congratulations were exchanged upon the successful completion of the works, whether as it related to the entire line itself, the works at Stowmarket, or the series of bridges along the route, all of which were pro nounced to be most sound and durable in construction. Little time, however, was allowed for discussion. By two o'clock the parties re-assembled at the station, Mr. Cobbold, Hr. Bruff, Mr. S tunders, and the directors, startedarriying in an open n s b e : or t r re ( tn ) h u tg c e h ae tnee, minutesst being re loudly cheered in their progressp recisely down N n ar rived at the Ipswich stati on at twenty-five minutes past four, all parties expre ss i ng t h emselves highly delighted trip. with theip. estreet. t The o t h rterea, train again . . _ And they: had good reasons for the exchange of gra tulations. Perhaps an experim en t a l t r ip was never more successful ; not a single accident or impediment of the slightest description, was experienced along the whole route ; and the pleasure arising from these cir cumstances was heightened by the extreme fineness of the weather. Nothing could possibly have been better than the arrangements made by Mr. Martin ; and great credit is also due to Mr. Williams, for the care with which he had made his police arrangements, every sig nal man being found f a i t hf u ll y at h i s post. Nor should we omit mention of Mr. Taylor, who as usual drove the engine in a style in every way calculated to uphold Vie public confidence in thi s very i mportant d epar t me nt. At half-past five o' c l oc k, M r. Ogilv i e gave a sumptu aosussistdainntnr subat contractors, the Golden Lionand clerks lnn engaged on the to the engineers' ample justice to the exce ll ent cu i s i ne o f Mrs. Garrod. Mr. Ogilvie took the ch a i r , supporte d on the right by works. About 140 p artoo k o f t h e enterta i nme nt, doing Mr. Winterbottom, on the left by Mr. Martin ; Mr. Young officiated as Vice-president. There were also present, Mr. Watson, Eastern Counties' Agent at Col chester ; Mr. Eyres, Mr. Sheppard, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Russell, together with Mr. J. D. Harmer, Mr. G. Ransome, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Chap man, and a number of other private friends. At a late period of the evening, Mr. Broil' and Mr. A. Ransome arrived, and were received with shouts of welcome. After the usual loyal toasts, The CHAIRMAN congratulated the meeting upon the happy auspices under which they had assembled, and jocularly remarking that they had triumphed over the bog at Stowmarket, gave " Success to the Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's Railroad."—(Three times three, and " one cheer more.") "The health of the Chairman and Directors of the Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's and the Eastern Union Railroads."—(Three times three.) Catch—" For they arc jolly good fellows." Mr. A. RANSOME (who bad but just entered the room) rose amidst renewed applause, and said, though not a director himself, yet he could not allow the toast to pass with..ut availing himself of the opportunity of paying his humble tribute of respect, and of bearing his most willing testimony to the private characters of the gentlemen who formed the board of directors. He thought that those who recollected the circumstances of doubt and difficulty and discouragement under which Mr. John Chevallier Cobbold had to bear up in the first instance, could not but admire and applaud the stern integrity and indomit able courage with which he had succeeded in carrying his plans asd in defeating his opponents.—(Cheers.) Nor were they less indebted to those gentlemen who had since associated themselves with Mr. Cobbold in the comple tion of these great undertakings ; for those who know the characters of the gentlemen in question would bear testimony, not only to the zeal, and diligence, and urbanity and courtesy, which had distinguished them umier all circumstances, but also to that, unquestionably, which was the highest honour to a board of railway —their unflinching integrity.—(Cheers.) It was said that railway enterprise was undertaken for per sonal aggrandisement. He thought that the Eastern Union and Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's directors formed an exception to that rule ; for, to his own know ledge, not one single transaction had occurred during the whole progress of their undertakings that need raise a blush on the cheek of the most fastidious.—(Cheers.) He looked upon it as an honour to be associated with men of such character ; and he had no doubt that, with Mr. Cobbold as chairman, and with Mr. Footman as vice chairman, flanked by such names as Josselyn and Alex ander, there would be no fear that, with gentlemen of such integrity and perseverance, by a long pull, and a strong pull, and a pull altogether, both schemes of rail way enterprise would be abundantly crowned with suc cess.—(Cheers.) Mr. WINTERBOTTOM, in an eulogistic speech, pro posed the healths of Mr. Brassey, the contractor, and Mr. Ogilvie, the acting ma:lager ; observing he had been engaged in the undertaking which had been so sa tisfactorily examined and tested, and could bear most willing testimony to the zeal, energy, and integrity of the gentlemen whose names he had the honour to pro pose. He wished them their good healths, with all his heart. Three times three, and " one cheer more." Catch, " For they are jolly good fellows," and uproar ious applause. Mr. Ocriviz thanked them cordially for the manner in which they had responded to the toast. He had met them on two former occasions, but the pleasure was very much enhanced to day, by the circumstance that they had overcome two of tho greatest difficulties they had had to contend against—he alluded to the tunnel and the bog.—(Laughter.) He felt, however, that to Mr. Bruff, the able engineer, the credit was due.—(Loud cheers.) Without his skill, and the aid of his able assistants, he thought they would have stopped in the tunnel and been lost in the bog.—(Loud cheers.) They were met to ce lebrate their conquest over both difficulties—he hoped they would also overcome all others, and be— " O'er all the ill• of life victorious." (Cheers.) He had now the pleasure to propose the health of Mr. Bruff, which they would all drink with enthusiasm. He was soi ry Mr. Bruff was not present, and he should, therefore, call upon Mr. Richardson to acknowledge the toast. Three times three, and " one cheer more." Catch, " For he's a jolly good fellow." Mr. BICRARDSON remarked that he felt it to be a great honour to have hls name associated with Mr. Bruff. and as one of Mr. Bruff's oldest assistants, he sympathised heartily in the successes that gentleman had achieved. They would allow him to remark that the making and drawing of lines was a very ancient affair. Hogarth had drawn his line of beauty. They had now their " line of beauty" from Ipswich to Bury St. Ed mund's, and they wore as proud oftheirs as Hogarth was of his.—(Loud cheers.) lie again thanked them for the honour they had done Mr. Bruff ; he drank his health with all his heart, satisfied that the country did not possess a better engineer, or the private circles a man more universally esteemed as a gentleman.—(Cheers.) Mr. BARNES proposed the health of the Secretary, Mr. Saunders, observing that in every position in which he had been placed, he had done full honour to the com pany with which he was connected. Three times three. Mr. ETRES acknowledged the toast and was warmly applauded. The CHAIRMAN proposed health and success to the resident engineers, Mr. Winterbottom, Mr. Mitchell, and Mr. Sheppard.—(Three times three.) Mr. SHEPPARD returned thanks. They had had many difficulties to encounter, and he thought the 'need of praise should be given where it was deserved. The line had been completed by some of the best workmen in the kingdom; he therefore gave them the health of the sub contractors, hoping that the success they had achieved on the line, would attend them in future undertakings.— (Three times three.) Mr. DOUGLAS returned thanks, expressing the pride he felt in being employed under such a contractor as Mr. Brassey, and remarking upon the state of the works. Danger had been apprehended by some respecting the boggy place down yonder; but they had got over it; and he thought that under such men as Mr. Brassey and Mr. Ogilvie, and with the assistance of such an able engineer as Mr. Bruff, they could almost do anything. The healths of Mr. Bruff's assistants.—(Three times three.) _ _ _ Mr. RUSSELL and Mr. BARNES respectively returned thanks, remarking upon the agreeable unanimity of feel ing which pal vaded all departments.—(Cheers.) " The healths of the Contractors for the Stations— Mr. Saunders, Mr. Revitt, and Mr. Read." Three times three. ZAt this' period Mr. Bau entered, and upon being informed his health had been drunk, and upon its being again proposed and drank with all the honours, returned thanks in a very feeling speech. Ile said he hoped he should always occupy the same place in the estimation of his friends which he did at the present moment. Whatever little success he bad gained in the position he held in this locality, could not be wondered at, when he had so many good friends, who had aided him by their exertions.—(Cheers.) Nobody could fail with such co adjutors, and it was his fervent hope that with his pros perity theirs also might increase. They had gone on hand in hand together, and be hoped that their pi esent successes might be the forerunners of many others in time to come.—(Cheers.) They had had some work together ; he hoped they might have much more ; and that they would continue to go on. liking each other the better the more they knew of each other.—(Cheers.) In conclusion, he paid a handsome compliment to Mr. Ogil vie, stating that he was the man to encounter and to evercome difficulties, and that in all future works he hoped to have his able co-operation, and at his back the capital fellows he saw assembled in that room.—(Cheers.) Mr. OGILVIE could only repeat that the credit attend ing the successful completion of the works was due to Mr. Bruff ; without his able assistance, and the aid of his engineers, he had no doubt they would have stuck fast in the tunnel, and lost themselves in t*ie bog. Other toasts were drunk, and several songs were sung, and the parties separated at a late hour. The kindliest feelings predominated throughout, and a merrier or plea santer party never spent an evening together upon such an occasion. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE OXFORD, Nov. 28. CLASS LIST—MICH AELMAS TERM. CLASS L Bastard, Edmund R., Commoner of Balliol. Bright, William, Scholar of University. Connington, John, Scholar of University. Cookson, Christopher, Scholar of St. John's. Espin, Thomas E., Scholar of Lincoln. French, Thomas V., Scholar of University. Ince, William, Scholar of Lincoln. Palgrave, William G., Scholar of Trinity. Read, George S., Commoner of St. Mary-hall. Walton, Henry 8., Commoner of Pembroke. CiAss IL Baring, Thomas G., Gentleman Commoner of Christ Church. Curteis, George H., Scholar of University. Hill, Richard H., Demy of Magdalen. Hooper, James J., Commoner of Wadhatn. Hunt, Edward G., Commoner of Exeter. Joyce, James G., Commoner of Magdalen-hall. Merriman, Henry G., Fellow of New-college. Oates, John, Scholar of Lincoln. Walford, Henry, Commoner of Wadham. CLAM 111. Browning, William T., Commoner of Exeter. Gibbons, Sir John, Bart., Commoner of B a lli o l. Gibson, George R., Commoner of Oriel. Harvey, Thomas, Commoner of Balliol. Hayden, Charles F., Scholar of Corpus. Hill, Edward, Commoner of Wadham. Jones, Bulkeley P., Commoner of Brasenose. Lowe, Edward C., Bible Clerk of Li nco l n . • Marrett, Clement A., Commoner of Pembroke. Masterman, Thomas, Commoner of Wadham. Nowell, Thomas W., Commoner of Brasenose. Parker, William F., Scholar of Pembroke. Peake, John Commoner of Magdalen-hall. Phillipps, James E., Commoner of Christ Church. Rumsey, James, Commoner of Pembroke. Tweed, Robert, Bible Clerk of Exeter. Whitehead, Thomas, Scholar of Exeter. Wilkinson, Robert P., Exhibitioner of Lincoln. Williams, Thomas, Scholar of Jesus. CLASS IV. Bright William R., Commoner of Balliol. Cholmondeley, Thomas, Commoner of Oriel. Eade, Edward, Commoner of Balliol. Hartshorne, Thomas W., Commoner of Wadham. Harvey, Henry A., Student of Christ Church. Hughes, John, Commoner of Oriel. Hulme, Edward, Commoner of Balliol. Lawrence, George G., Commoner of St, Ed m u n d-h a ll. Potter, George, Bible Clerk of Queen's. Pulman, William W., Commoner of Christ Church. Rice, John M., Demy of Magdalen. Robinson, John, Scholar of Oriel. Sumner, Robert G. M., Commoner of Balliol. .Whishaw, Alexander, Commoner of Trinity. Williams, Charles P. M., Commoner of Jesus. Thomas Frederick Henney Charles Daman Examiners. John Ernest Bode William Edward Buckley A numerous and most influential meeting was held this forenoon at the Town Hall, in aid of the Society for the Propagation of the GospeL There were present the Bishops of Oxford and Newfoundland, the Vice-Chan cellor, the Master of University, the Provost of Oriel, Queen's and Worcester, the Rector of Exeter, the War dens of New College and All Soul's, Archdeacon Clerke, the Rev. C. P. Eden (Vicar of St. Mary's), the Rev. John Hill (of St. Edmund Hall), a considerable num ber of masters of art, and junior members of the Uni versity, the mayor, and several of the principal inhabi tants. Some able and animated speeches were delivered. The Rev. Mr. Hawkins, of Exeter College, the Secretary of the Parent Society, remarked " that the Church must throw off some of her coldness and dignity, and unite for work," a sentiment which was loudly cheered. It is hoped that the funds of the society, through the power ful impulse ROW given to it, will in future be better sup ported than they hitherto have been in the University, particularly among the under-graduate members, many of whom, we know, are animated with the warmest feel ings in its favour. The Professor of Poetry will deliver his terminal lec ture at the Clarendon, on Monday, Dec. 7, at 2 o'clock. CAMBRIDGE, Nov. 28. TRINITY COLLEGE.—GRAND COMMEMORATION. It h reported that a grand festival will be held, to commemorate the foundation of this College, on the 22d of next month, the third centenary. The following rumours, connected with the promised commemoration, are from the local press:-- " The invitations amount to 600, and amongst the invited guests are Prince Albert, all the Peers, the Judges, Bishops, and Members of Parliament who have graduated from the College, and all the resident Masters of Arts. We believe it is, as yet, undecided whether ladies are to be invited."—lndependent Press. " We are not in a position to go into details, but we believe that invitations to a grand banquet will be sent to all the late Fellows of the College ; Noblemen, Bishops, Judges, Deans, Archdeacons, and Members of Parliament, who are, or have been, members of the College • Doctors who have been on the foundation, the heads of houses, Professors, and officers of the Univer sity." —Cambridge Chronicle. DIVINITY. The Regius Professor resumes his lectures bh the Thirty-nine Articles next term. PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. The following papers were read at this week's meet ing :—On the structure of the syllogism (Professor de Morgan, continued from last meeting) ; on the case of defective vision (Mr. Goode) ; on some cases of fluid PRICE SD. motion (Mr. Stokes) ; on a new notation for expressing various conditions in geometry, mechanics and astro nomy (Mr. O'Brien). , THE CHURCH. The following appointments have taken place:— The Rev. G. Hodgson Thompson, M.A., of Pembroke College, to the rectory of Barnet•fryern, Middlesex ; value 2251. The Rev. Gardiner Guion Guyon, St. Peter's College, to the curacy of St. Simon Zelotes, Bethnal-green. The Rev. Richard Prickett, M.A, of St. Peter's Col lege, to he perpetual curacy of Trimdom, Durham ; value 1801. The Rev. Manners Octavius Norman, 8.A., of Cor pus Christi College, to the vicarage of Croxton, Keyrial, Leicestershire, value 2061. The Rev. Edward Drury Butts, M.A., of Queen's College, to the perpetual curacy of Christ Church, Melhaish, Dorset. The Rev. Thomas Fardell, L.L.8., of Queen's College, to the vicarage of Sutton, Isle of Ely • value 1,2001. The Rev. Edward Dyer Green, of Clueen's College, to the curacy of Middlezoy, Somerset. The Rev. Charles Maynard Ilesilrigge, M.A., of Queen's College, to the rectory of Garlton Curlieu-with- Ilston, Leicestershire. The Rev. John Atcherley Ashley, 8.A., of Jesus College, to the curacy of Great Saxhorn, Norfolk. The Rev. George Coventry, 8.D., of Jesus College, to the incumbency of St. Peter's Episcopal Chapel, Rox burgh-place Edinburgh. The Rev:Thomas Gleadon Fearne, M.A., of St. Ca tharine's Hall, to the perpetual curacy of St. John's, Holmfirth, Upper Thory, Yorkshire. The Rev. Welbury Mitton, M.A., of St. Catharine's Hall, to the perpetual curacy of St. Paul's, Manningham, Yorkshire. The Rev. John Loveband Fulford, M.A., of Trinity College, to the perpetual curacy of Woodbury, Devon. The Rev. Augustus Barker Hemsworth, 8.A., of Trinity College, to the vicarage of Breckles, Norfolk. The itv. Thomas Troughton, M.A., of Trinity Col lege, to the perpetual curacy of Haverthwaite, Lanca shire. The Rev. William Norval, of Emmanuel College, to the perpetual curacy of St. James, Bermondsey, Surrey. EXAMINATION FOR T HE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF MEDICINE.-1846. The following candidates have lately passed this exa mination : FIRST DIVISION.-MEDICAL SCHOOLS. Brown, Frederick James, University College. Francis, Dsyrell Joseph Thackwell, Guy's Hospital. *Gull, William Withey, Guy's Hospital. Hindle, Richard, University of Edinburgh. Hudson, John, Leeds, and University College. Nevins, John Birkbeck, Leeds, and Guy's Hospital. Noyes, Henry George, Guy's Hospital. Parkes, Edmund Alexander, University College. Topham, John, University College. SECOND DIVISION. Blake, James, University College. Carey, John, Richmond Hospital, Dublin. * To Dr. Gull was awarded the gold medal for a com mentary on a case in medicine. THE GREAT BRITAIN. Whatever may be the ultimate fate of the Great Bri tain it is evident that the 'narrative of her last brief trip and its disastrous termination, of her jeopardised posi tion amongst rocks and shoals, buffetted by the tempests, and heaved, and strained, and shaken by the billows, of the many abortive attempts and the numerous sug gestions and projects for her relief, will always be re garded as a relation of very considerable interest. The history of the Great Britain is a singular one from begin ning to end. First, an error was committed similar to that related by De Foe of Robinson Crusoe, who made a boat so large that he was usable to launch it. The Great Britain was built in a dock in which she was for a time destined to remain like a reed in a bottle. At length she was set at liberty, and during a brief season was the wonder of the world, " the admired of all ad mirers "of naval architecture. In the very heyday of her fame, just as she appeared on the point of trium phantly provingi the superiority of the, screw over the paddle, the worst misfortune betel her, and she now lies on a sandy and rocky beach, again murailled round with stone, but no longer afloat, consequently no longer under the command of the mariner. The annexed re port, signed by Messrs. Bremner, was written and trans mitted previously to the storm of Friday week. How far the effect of that gale, which, from the direction of the wind, must have been severely felt in Dundrum Bay, may have tended to modify the opinions therein given we are not, at present, in a condition to judge. It is rumoured that the action of the billows has so roughly shaken the machinery and injured the hull as to have induced the engineers to suspend their operations. " TO THE OWNERS, UNDERWRITERS, AND ALL OTHERS CONCERNED IN THE STEAM-SHIP GREAT BRITAIN. " Gentlemen,—We beg leave to hand you the follow ing report of our survey of the present state and position of the steam-ship Great Britain, as she now lies ashore in Dundrum Bay, and also our opinion as to the means to be employed in protecting the said ship from further injury during the ensuing winter. That part of the bay where the ship now lies has a bottom composed princi pally of soft sand, the average depth of which is about four feet six inches. Under the sand is a rock of a brittle nature and uneven surface, some part of the rock rising up to the surface of the land, and in some places to the height of four or five feet above the land. These projections or points vary from three feet to ten feet in diameter. Without the ship are the rocks called the Cow and Calf, bearing S.S.E. from the vessel. The Pladda Rocks are visible at low spring ebbs, and bear also S.S.E. " The ship first struck the shore several lengths out side her present position, but she has beat in shore with the late southerly gales and high tides. It is very for tunate that none of the projecting points of the rock appear to have been in the way, as we have used an iron pricker, and find the rock over which she has passed pretty level, with an average depth of sand of about four feet over it. " She now lies nearly N.W. and S.E., thereby expos ing the stern to the heaviest sea experienced in this bay. The sea will strike the vessel at an angle of about sixty degrees, and then run along the port side of the vessel. She has at present a heel or list to port of about two feet. On sounding round her we find at high water spring tides eleven feet water aft and ten feet forward. " At low water spring tides the land dries about one hundred and fifty feet outside of the ship, but from the nature of sands exposed to a heavy surf, it is probable these depths and distances will vary very much, even in a short space of time. She is at present imbedded in the sand four feet and a half aft and three forward. " We find that a projecting point of the rock, about three feet in diameter, has caught her under the star board bilge, and stove in two plates longitudinally; also, three of the ribs inside are broken, and two others ma terially injured, being much twisted. There are, also, five iron stanchions in the fore hold bent from one and a half inch to half an inch from external pressure. " The bulk-head, or compartment before the boilers, is strained, and bent about three-quarters of an inch in the lower hold, and a little less so in the middle and upper ones. The rudder and sternpost are both carried away by the upper part of the chamber of the propeller. " The counter of the vessel appears to be shaken by the sea striking on it. " Further than the damage above stated we can per cnive no sympton of straining whatever, which con vinces us of the amazing strength of this vessel, and from our long experience in affairs of this sort (having wit nessed some hundreds of vessels on the strand), we are .convinced that no vessel whatever, built of wood, but would, under similar circumstances, have gone to pieces long since. " For the protection of the ship during the winter months, we recommend a breakwater to be formed by attaching a large balk of timber to the stern of the vessel, across the whole breadth of it. Upon this would rest other balks of timber, ten inches apart, with their lower end in the sand, about two feet under the surface, thus forming an angle of 45 degrees. The details as to securing the breakwater will be better explained by a sketch. We also recommend that the coals already on ' board be removed to the after part of the ship, on the lower deck ; also, that the bower chain cable be taken out of the port hawse and secured to a rock which we have pointed out, and a powerful purchase applied to heave it taut, that, in case of a heavy sea or high tide moving the vessel, it would draw her an end, and so prevent her striking or getting broadside towards the sea. _ " We have taken upon ourselves to give orders for having the rock under the bilge blasted, so as to prevent its„'doing further injury, should there be any future move ment in the vessel. "We remain, gentlomen your most o b e di ent servants, " JAMES BREMNER, Civil Engineer. " ALEXANDER BREMNER." "In connexion with the above report, our decided opinion is, that any attempt to remove the ship during the winter season would be complete failure, and, pro• bably, be the cause of the total loss of the vessel and the materials used in process of taking off; and, as the ship's chain cables are alt laid out and unavailable for any present use, we recommend that at least eight tons of chain, from 11 to 11 inch diameter, for the purpose of securing the breakwater, &c., be procured and forwarded immediately to the ship. We have also no hesitation in stating that, during the next summer, the ship may be brought off the strand in safety. "JAMES BREMNER, Civil Engineer. "ALEXANDER BREMNER. " On board the steam-ship Great Britain, Dundrum Bay." The following addition to the intelligence given in our second page will furnish our readers with the most re cent information received from Dundrum Bay, with regard to the fate of the Great Britain:—The late gales destroyed the breakwater before it was entirely finished; they also altered the position of the ship, and have given her a cant with her decks exposed to the sea. It is in tended to careen her over so as to expose her port or larboard side to the waves, and keep her in that position till the fine weather sets in. During the late gales the water rose higher on the coast of Ireland than it has been known to do for a great many years, and, the wind. being southerly, it drove with great force into Dundrum Bay.—Liverpool , THE PRICE OF BREAD. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Having read a paragraph in your paper of No vember 23, taken from the Sunday Times, relative to the price and produce of each sack of flour. I must say I feel surprised that persons so exceedingly ignorant of the baking trade should attempt to advance an argu ment upon a subject they know so little about, and by so doing mislead the public by an erroneous and incalculable statement, as it is well known, even to the most inex perienced men in the trade, that neither the average price of a sack of flour, nor the number of loaves it pro duces, correctly is given by the correspondent of the Times. And, in order to bear out my remarks upon the article referred to, I am prompted to lay before you, as far as my humble experience will allow, a simple state ment of the average price of a sack of flour, according to the present market returns. Good flour cannot be bought under 48s. to 525., and that, if well manufactured may produce 90 41b. loaves. Nov, the general price of bread throughout the metropolis does not exceed lid. or Bd. the loaf ; so that it will be clearly seen that for every 50s. (I take the intermediate price), the gross produce of 90 loaves at 7id., realises but 565. 3d., 3s. of which, and I cannot sa y l ess , must b e a ll owe d or the expenses of baking, &c., leaving the baker a solitary 3s. 3d. for house and other domestic expenses, instead of the very enormous and unjust profit of 145., as allowed by the deeplyd s r ku p s eet u r las t l b a o b ref l overwise calcul a t or o f t h e Times. Now, Sir, this may appear r a th er i ncons i stent with reason; but it is an in rye finesgatiottmint a ebio l sye t f h nwn o bt oi u hurt g iseic h l s )I thatam freea moreto yh ne t s h s e mightdtes abolished,t existbaldetestable dp a r a b: tm t i w coe e r e eo n fu th n e un derselling rea sonable profit obtained without such injury to the public as these continual fluctuations in the price of bread are likely to occasion ; hut, Sir, it may be said the art , eie referred only to the full-price trade-9d. In that case the argument is not strengthened, for the full-priced baker generally pays a much heavier price than thar I have already allowed, and in 90 cases out of 100 is com pelled to wait some three, six, or even twelve months k,r the return of his capital, which, surely, to Fay the 1.. , of it, entitles hiin to some little extra profit, or interest, ;'or his outlay ; so that it is evidently clear from these calculations—and I challenge a contradiction to the trnth of it—that neither the one class of bakers or the other are reaping such very princely profits by this ready money and , ever-turning trade, as this well-informed person will have it ; but there is certainly a repeated Tirit of (ppn.it:op •'arried on by what may be termed the more opulent class of tradesmen, who in s..me instances are led by their selfish and capricious desires t, , pursue this system, with a view only of crushing and keying back the more humble class of their fellow. men. fmUst now, Sir, apologise for thus intruding upon your time; but being a staunch advocate for fair prices and reasonable profits, I have presumed to offer tLe•e few remarks in reply to the statement of the Sunday Times, with a view, if possible, of preventing a repetition l'f such inconsiderate calculations being set forth in the public journals, by persons whose only desire muse be to create a feeling 'of discontent among the poorer or work 10g-clastes of the country, instead of endeavouring, as they should do, to promote good feeling between Man and man, and securing for them, if possible, cheap bread, at a fair and consistent price.—l am, Sir, &c., HENRY THORNTON. 27, Lambeth-walk, Nov. 28, 1846. TO THE RIGHT HON. LORD JOHN RUSSELL, M.P. LETTER NO. 11. My Lord,—l said in my last that the best, if not the only, mode of escaping from the evils necessarily atten dant upon the extensive cotter system established in Ireland, was to make the situation of the agricultural labourer better than that of the five-acre rent-paying, labour-seeking tenant, and that this was not a difficult task, although assuredly one of time : to a certain ex tent it must be the work of landlords, aided and assisted by Government, but:still only assisted ; Government can do no more. If it were so make the attempt to do every thing, as proposed by Mr. Scrope's Bill, failure must ensue. Sir Walter Scott's excellent definition of tho profits of a farming landlord, " That the carte havers and the cart havers made it all, and the eerie havers anti the cart havers ate it all," would be a large return tor a Go vernment landlord cultivating waste land. Your Lordship is aware that I am writing upon a subject on which I have had considerable experience for many years ; few have reclaimed more waste land than myself, but, for- - tunately, before I began I was fully convinced of the ne cessity, if I wished my operations to be either profitable or extensive, of confining them merely to setting an example of what could be done, and giving suitable en , couragement to men of skill and enterprise to carry out my plans ; and it is the duty, and it is the interest, of the Irish proprietor to do this work ; for he has now learned, from bitter experience, that until that population, which he or his predecessors have induced to settle upon his land, is fed from his land, he cannot receive, nor, indeed, is he entitled to re ceive, one shilling rent. A bad administration of a good poor-law was some years ago rapidly absorbing the rental of the Englis h proprietor ; the want of all poor law is accomplishing the same end for the Irish landlord; but let the principle—that the first burthen upon land is the support of the people dwelling upon it—be as firmly established in Ireland as it is in England, and the Irish proprietor will exert himself to avert the evil, in which case Government will, with the approbation of all parties, cheerfully assist him in providing for the labourer the two things which are necessary to make him better off than a live-acre tenant, namely, employment at fair wages, and a comfortable house and garden at moderate cost. The first question is, what is the number of persons who would require to be found with those necessaries of life ? and to ascertain this, the first point to establish is, the smallest number of acres which will constantly em ploy a man and his family, and take them entirely out of the labour market ; this must, of course, depend upon the quality of the soil, and the number and respective ages of the family, but, taking the average of each, I would say 15 was the smallest number of acres which could be safely calculated upon to find the occupier suffi cient employment, and enable him to pay a fair rent. If this be near the truth, it is not difficult to answer the first question with sufficient accuracy for all practical purposes ; and to render the answer more dis tinct, I would take the case of a proprietor of one thousand acres, whose land is let in a similar manner to that of the aggregate quantity of cultivated land in Ireland—say 300 acres in farms of 5 acres, occupied by sixty tenants ; 300 acres in farms of 20 acres, occupied by fifteen tenants, and 400 acres occupied by two tenants, who are of course the only steady employers of labour ; and, reckoning four labourers to each, 700 acres may be supposed to have occasion for sixteen. Dividing the 300 acres into farms of 15 acres, instead of 5 acres, twenty families out of the sixty would, in future, be provided with labour upon land in their own occupation, which, with the sixteen who are employed by the two tenants of the 400 acres, would leave about twenty-four who would require to be provided with employment from other sources ; reckoning four of these to be constantly employed upon railroads, there would remain twenty, or about one-third of his original sixty five-acre tenants to be provided with employment. Neither your Lordship nor the public will suppose that I have made this calcu lation with any idea of its being mathematically correct; all I have wished is to arrive at a fair estimate of the magnitude of the evil; and one proof that the calculation is not very erroneous may be found in the fact, that, taking all circumstances into consideration, the number will nearly correspond with those now seeking public employment. The number of five-acre farms in Ireland has been stated to be 300,000; according to the above calculation it will be necessary to find permanent employment for one-third, or 100,000 heads of families. Is it possible to effect this? I think it is, provided landlords do their duty and are properly assisted by Government. The quantity ot waste land in Ireland capable of being pro fitably reclaimed is calculated to amount to three mil lions, and this would give thirty acres to each of the 100,000 heads ot families who would require employ ment. This is the plan proposed by Mr. Scrope, whose Bill provided that the farms should not be more than 100 acres, and not less than ten acres. Passing over the grave, indeed the insuperable, objection, which it is astonishing never occurred to a gentleman of such ac knowledged ability, that such a division of property would be the certain pal ent of the very evil which ri'w pisses i•ipo n Ireland, let me for a moment examine how his plan would work. Such land must be occu pied by one of two classes of the existing tenantry, eith.r by those who had saved a little money in their present possessions, or by those who had nothing, and were literally living from hand to mouth, paying their rent out of the harvest wages acquir e d i n E ng l an d an d t h e sale of their pig. If the waste land were to be occupied by the former class the situation of the Irish landlord is made worse than at present, by depriving him of the ()ay tenants capable of properly cultivating his land, and of course paying rent ; it by the latter class what is their s i tuation?—Hones to build, lands to enclose, im plements to purchase, farms to stuck, and not a shilling in the world. 1 hope I need not say that the system would propose is widely different, and it has this recom mendation, that it has been tried and has succeeded; but this must be the subject of a future letter.—l have the honour to remain your Lordship's most obedient servant, R. W. THE WE AT H EL—THE PROS T.—For these last three nights the metropolis has been visited by frost. On the night of Saturday it had become somewhat in tense, and continued throughout Sunday and yesterday with increased severity. Yesterday morning the ponds and stagnant waters in the suburbs were covered wi th ice three-quarters of an inch in thickness , which was f o r the most part removed to the various confectioners. , The Serpentine and the ornamental wat ers in St. James s and the Regent's-park were skimmed over with ice, and con sequently Mr. Superintendent Williams of the Royal Humane Society, was busily engaged in examining and preparing their apparatus, in anticipation of an imme diate approach of the skating season. The thermometer at the Royal Humane Society's receiving-house stood at six o'clock yesterday morning at 28 deg., or 4 deg. of frost; at eight o'clock last evening it had ascended to 30 deg. A very slight fall of snow descended shortly before nine. BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—The tenth an niversary meeting of the society was held last evening at the society's rooms, 20, Bedford-street, Strand, J. E. Gray, Lq., F.R.S., &c., in the chair. From the report of the council it appeared that 27 new members have been elected since the last anniversary. Very valuable parcels of British and foreign plants had been received, and would shortly be distributed to the members. The report was unanimously adopted ; after which, a ballot took place for the council for the ensuing year, when the president was re-elected, and nominated J. Miers, Esq., F.R.S., a n d E. D ou bl eday, Esq., F.L.S., vice-presidents. Portraits of the President and Mr. Hewitt Watson (painted by Mrs. Carpenter), subscribed for by the mem bers, were presented. The meeting was very fully at tended. 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