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

GREAT FREE TRADE MEETING AT SUNDERLAND. SUNDERLAND, SATURDAY, JAN. 10.—Last night a large and influential meeting of the inhabitants of this town was held in the Polytechnic Hall of the Athenmum, " to take into consideration the propriety of petitioning Parliament to open the ports throughout the United Kingdom for the admission (free from duty) of all arti cles of food, and the abolition of every duty at present imposed thereon." The meeting was convened by the Mayor, pursuant to a requisition very numerously and resesetably signed, and it was an important demonstra tioa kit' the sentiments of Sunderland on the all-absorbing question of the cola-laws. Amongst the gentlemen pre sent we observed Colonel Beckwith, Alderman Dr. Brown, Alderman Andrew White, Thomas Mounsey Esq., A. J. Moore, Esq., John Mounsey, Esq., Alde 4 a. men Cropton and Bowmaker, Messrs. Thomas Rotao n , Mordey, John Hills, N. Reed, Thomas Thompsca, and several other leading merchants, shipowners, of the town. It is a fact worthy of notice, that Dr. Brown, Mr. White, late M.P. for the borough, and, tither gentle men who took a part in the proceedings at this meet ing, did not vote for Colonel Thompson_ at the late elec tion. The Mayor (Mr. Robert Brov,vn) is one of the largest shipowners in the port, itrya fills the office of Secretary and Solicitor to the Sh ; :powners' Society. He is a gentleman of considerable t'alent, and made his maiden speech this evening in supl";:ort of free trade. On the motion of Mr. THOMAS Ronsos, the Mayor was called to the chair., The MAYOR obser.ved, that whatever difference of opi nion might by possibility prevail among them as to the question of the repeal of the corn-laws, there could be only one opin'aon as to the propriety of that meeting being held, Whether they considered the great politi cal imponance of the question, for it had already broken up one Ministry and prevented the formation of another, bad occasioned the early summoning the House of Com mons, and would doubtless usher in a stormy Februt - ry —or whether they considered its local importance, or the experience which the merchants and shipowners of Sunderland had possessed in the application of the prin ciples of free trade, shipping 'daring been selected as the first interest on which the 'experiment should be tried, it was quite clear that the inhabitants of Sunderland ought to be foremost in ginug expression to their sentiments, and, by some distinct and deliberative act, to proclaim to the nation the:r views as to the corn.laws, whether the existirg duty on corn is a public benefit, or, as he was dist:eased to think, a great national curse.—(Loud ap plrause.) Considering the number of gentlemen prepared 'to address the meeting, he would not detain them by any lengthened observations; but it would be inconsistent in him were he to sit down without expressing his convic tion that the principles of free trade are well calculated to promote the shipping and local interests of this port, and also the national weal.—(Applause.) Ilis Worship then urged that it is contrary to the fundamental principles of British law to tax one class of the com munity for the benefit of another, and that there is nothing in the case of the corn-laws to make it an ex ception to the principles which he had stated. The ar guments now used to 'prove that the corn-laws were not maintained for the advantage of a particular class; but for the advantage of the nation at large, were precisely those used by the shipowners whilst the Reciprocity Act was under the consideration of the Legislature. The petitions urging this view of the question sent by the shipowners were unheeded by the landed aristocracy, who, before the Reform Bill, ruled in the House of Com mons; and tbn consequence of their petitions being• treated so unceremoniously was, that the shipowners of Sunderland were almost to a man unflinching and un compromising Reformers.—(Applause.) It had been said by a great philosopher and statesman, Franklin, that when you have got a good principle, you must go through with it ; and if it seemed to a casual observer that the principls of free trade had not worked well for the shipping interest, he would say they had not carried the principle far enough—let it be carried throughout, and British shipowners would be able to navigate their vessels regardless of any foreign competition into which they might be called upon to enter.—(Applause.) Only let British shipping be freed from the thraldom of " pro tection," and there was no doubt its flag would speedily wave triumphantly on every sea, and its superiority be acknowledged by every nation—affording an exemplifi cation of the well-known aphorism, " Britannia rules the waves."—(Renewed applause.) J. BROWN, Esq., M.D., alderman and borough magis trate, on coming forward to move the first resolution, was received with applause and faint expressions of dis approbation. The resolution stated that protection is unjust, and would prove ultimately injurious to all classes of the community ; he felt convinced these words were true, and that it was not less injurious to the class which considered itself benefited by it than to other parts of the community.—(Applause.) It was his firm con viction that every branch of industry owes its best and only protection to itself—to the skill, science, and energy of those who are engaged, and that all protection afforded by the state, so far from being a benefit, is a positive injury to the classes who enjoy it. He had come to this conclusion from observing that every protected branch of industry languishes, and particularly agricul ture, _for the advantage of which the corn-laws were de signed.—(Applause.) The Doctor remarked at some length on this point, and then observed that both agri culturist and manufacturer must prepare themselves for competition with the world. It was easy to discern from the spirit which had gone abroad, from the changes of administration which had recently taken place, that there is a popular voice gone forth in favour of free trade that will and must triumph.—(Applause.) Let only England put forth her energy, unfettered by prohibitory duties, and he had no doubt of its ultimate and complete success against all foreign rivals, and instead of the vicis situdes of prosperity and distress which they had pre viously witnessed, employment and food will be found for every Briton breathing.—(Loud applause.) The re solution was as follows :—" That all protecting duties are unjust and impolitic, and ultimately injurious to all classes of the community." Mr. Councillor A. J. MOORE, on coming forward to second the resolution, was received with the most enthu siastic cheering. He understood the monopolists in the borough were not prepared to come to meet them that evening; they had had the matter gravely discussed, and had come to the conclusion, that as they did not know the opinions of Sir Robert Peel, to whose faith they have pinned their sleeves, they had better not com mit themselves and run the risk of running counter to him; they thought it best not to show fight, because if they had done so, he was quite sure they would have been defeated.—(Applause.) The monopolists have acted in this manner everywhere; they have had their hole and corner meetings, the proceedings at which have been published at great length by the monopolists, but they had not dared to call a public county meeting, even in the most agricultural counties, lest their retainers should vote against them and condemn their proceedings. —(Hear.) He was happy to say the men of Manchester and Lancashire had come forward to purchase qualifica tions for North Durham, and he assured Lord London derry that whenever a dissolution shall take place the free-traders will be provided with two good free traders to contest the northern division. The indepen dent freeholders of North Durham would never allow the Noble Lord to dictate to them who should repre sent the county. And what right had Lord Londonderry, a peer of the realm, to interfere in elections ? He hoped some Hon. Member would move for a committee of inquiry into the conduct of his Lord ship in thus violating the privileges of the House of Commons.—(Loud applause.) Lord Londonderry had also claimed one seat for Durham, as belonging to the Wynyard family ; he trusted the electors of that city would vindicate their own honour and credit, and refuse to elect one of the Marquis's nominees. Mr. Moore then adverted to the state of the representation of Sun derland. It was doubtful how Mr. Hudson would vote, for he had promised to support Sir Robert Peel, and it is now expected that Sir Robert will repeal the corn laws.—(Laughter.) It was their duty, however, to be prepared with two good free-trade candidates, and on another occasion, the scrip fever having subsided, they would no doubt be successful. Mr. Hudson was already at a considerable discount even in this town, for unfor tunately scrip has fallen very low.—(Laughter.) Mr. Moore then made some humorous and satirical remarks on the manner in which the scrip-hunters had been bitten with the Eastern Counties and Cambridge and Lincoln shares. He increased the free-traders on:another occasion to be united ; let them forget the past, and determine to elect two gentlemen who will fully de clare the views of the inhabitants of Sunderland in the next Parliament.—(Shouts of " Colonel Thompson," and applause.) This resolution, and those which succeeded it, were all carried unanimously. Mr. Josuua WILSON, of the firm Wilson and Bro. thers, merchants, moved the second resolution, which was as follows : —" That from diligent inquiries which have been made throughout the country, it appears to be universally admitted that there is a failure in the pre sent year's crop of potatoes, which constitute a very large proportion of the food of the poorer classes, and that your petitioners have also reason to believe that the ( x l ro harvest throughout the United Kingdom has been un favourable both as to quantity and quality." He ob served that protection to native industry had been the cry wts t he watchword opponents, but freedom to native industr y watchword of the free-traders.—(Applause.) Native industry was as much promoted by the manu facture of ir on exported in exchange for corn as in the growth of corn, whilst it is known that all the best land is occupied, and there are thousands of our fellow -countrymen wh o of of food. In the cour se of have not a sufficiency remarks he adverted to the competition so much talkedwi th Prussian ships, observing that a ft er twenty y ears of r eciprocit y ec th e whole of the commercial marine of that country ipr was l ess than the registered tonnage of the port of Sunderlon d. ll g assed that the protection societies should be designed!sug for the protection o f native id leness instead o f nat i ve industry, and showed that where good farming is carried on, the farmers produced such greatly increased crops that they were not in the least afraid of an aboli tion of the torn - laws . Mr. Wilson then proved that the condition of the agricultural labourers under the protective system is anything but enviable; one of th em ' at the Goatacre meeting said I m forty years old ; I never had above 11b. of good beef from the butcher's; I have bought a little mutton, but I have not had a Pound yet." These men had the corn-laws for their p r otection. —(Applause.) In Worcester one of the Protectionists was foolish enough to threaten the pea try that if wheel we they did not put their shoulders to the should - hav t e corn down from 7s. to 45. per bushel. They !l a good news to be tete_4have answered, " That is too other observations, M. arleghter.) After a variety of Mr. Barclay had declared said he was glad to find abolition of the corn-laws; his i ptfiintion to support the against the sugar duties, perhaps he came out as fully the Sunderland free traders might support him at the n ext election.— • Applause.) Few people were aw are o the ey paid to the monopolists in sugardu n ti d e a o s r n . ge a From the sugar which entered the port of Lo last year, the West Indian planters pocketed, i n differeonnce TIIE SUN, LO N DON, MONDAY EVEN] NG, JANtiAllf l/, 1846:1 found the whole of the manufacturing and a large por tion of the commercial classes opposed to the corn-laws ; a majority of the agriculturists are in favour of protec tion, but the more enlightened of them are as much op posed to it as any other portion of the community.— (Applause.) There was another and more numerous class— those who are not able exactly to make up their minds on the question, and who are confused by looking at the magnitude of the interests involved. To such he would simplify the matter by supposing that the Mayor and corporation had the power and will to levy protective duties or to prohibit goods being brought from Monk wearmouth or Shields. Did any man think that would conduce to the prosperity of the borough ? No : by abolishing competition, it would destroy enterprise; and although the maker of any article might gain an in creased price for it, he would hare to pay every other tradesman in the same proportion, and would therefore lose in the long run. The same principle applies to the country generally.—(Applause.) The Gallant Colonel then contended that protection is not beneficial even to the landed interest, and adverted to the experience of the pact as affording satisfactory evidence that trade and manufactures prosper most without protection. As Pre sident of the North Durham Registration Society, he concluded by calling upon the meeting to qualify for North Durham, observing that any one calling at the Registration-office, in the High-street, might purchase a qualification which would be better as a speculation than many dozens lately afloat in this neighbourhood. Mr. Councillor CARLING seconded the motion in an energetic speech. This closed the proceedings, and a vote of thanks having been given by acclamation to the Mayor for his able and impartial conduct in the chair, the meeting se parated. Lynn and Ely Lynn and Dereham 5 Manchester and Leeds .. 82 ------ Ditto % Shares =Do. Quarters 2 Do. Fifths 12% Do. Sixteenths ... 5 1 4 Manchester and Birmin. 40 Do Quarters 4 ...... 11 . Do. New Quarters ... 2 Do. Continuation and Welsh Junction Manchester,Buxton,and Matlock 42s. •.... 2 1 3 % p l% p Manchester, Birm., and Mould Junction ..... — — Manchester and Rugby Direct Alanchest. &Southampt. 2 ...... Midland 100 .....153 155 155 Do. Fifths 2 Do. New Midland, Sinn., Derby...loo 122 128 123 Midld. & East. Counties 2%..,... Midland Great Western (Irish) Do. Extens. to Sligo... 2% ... Vewcastle and Darling ton 3 u nction 25 ..... 59 ...... ........ 59 Do. New Brandling Newcastle and Berwick 10 ... .. 20 19% Newcastle and Carlisle...100 Newport& Abergavenny 2%...... _ New Ross and Carlow.. 22s -- •••• •••• ..... Newry and Enniskillen 2% — ... Newark, Sheffield, and Boston ... .. .. ......... 2%.. ... 3 % 2% Norfolk Extension 2 .... North British , 2 25% Do. Half Shares ..... 3% 7 Do. Exten. to Carlisle 1% 3 Do. Ext. to Dalkeith 25 Ditto ditto North Devon North of Norfolk .. Northern and Eastern... 50 Do. Scrip Do. Quarter Shares... 12% Do. New N. Kent & Direct Dover 2 1 A _ ... .. ....... North Staffordshire 425.....•. 334 %% p.. ... 3% p North Wales North and South Wales and Worcester — Northern and Southern Connecting - 2% Norwich aria Brandon... 16 Ditto New 3 Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Nottingham and Boston 1% ll4 % . ... 114 Not tingm., Erewsh.Val ley, and Manchester.. 1% Nottingham and Mans field Oxford., Gosport, Ports mouth,& Southamptu 425. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham.... - Perth and Inverness ... 2% Pilbrow Atmospheric ... 1 -".. Portsmouth Direct 3% 5l 5 5 14 Preston and Wyre Do. % Shares Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Richmond 5 — Rugby, Derby, and Man chester Rugby and Huntingdon 2 — Rugby, LeamingtonAnd W;r - wick — 425. Rugby, Warwick. and Worcester.... Scottish Central Scottish Midland Do. Extension l% Sheffield & Manchester 100 Do. Quarter Shares... 8 Shrewsbury and Birm... 2%..... 4%% 4 l /2 Shropshire Mineral 425....... Shropskire Union Shrewsbury & Hereford 2% Shrews., Wolverhamp , &S. Staffordob. June. 21 / 2 Sligo and Shannon l% Somersetshire Midland 2% 2%%.• ..• South Devon South Midland 425. South & Midlands June. 425...... South Staffordshire June. 2 1 / 2 South Eastern & Dover 33/ 2a 4d... 38 1 / 2 14 3B De., No. 1 D0., No. 2. Do., No. 3 Do., No. 4 Southampton, Manches ter. & Oxford Junction 425....... St. Alban's, Hatfield, and Hertford Junction ... Staines and Richmond... 1 Staffordsh. & Shropshire 214 South Wales ..... -.... ... 2% 3l/ 3% Taw Vale Extension ... Teen and Dove Valley 1% ll4 l4 Trent Valley 5 ...... 20 1 4 % 20% Trent Valley and Holy head Junction Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke 51% Ulverstone and Furness 2%...... Vale of Neath Warwick & Cheltenham 1% ..... . — Warwick and Worcester 425. W aterford and Kilkenny 3 Waterford and Limerick 7% — ••• Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin IV' aterford, Wexford, and Valentia - - Waveney Valley Welch Midland West Cornwall ..• •• 2 ... .. _ West Yorkshire . West London,Old Shares 20 West End and Southern Counties ..... Wexford and Carlow Wisbeach and St. Ives... 2 Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Wilts, Somerset, & Tey mouth Worcester,Hereford,Ross, and Gloucester 42s. „, Worcester, Tinbury, and Ludlow - Worcester and S. Wales 425. Worcester, Warwick, and Rugby Yarmouth and Norwich. 20 Ditto, New York and Car1i51e......... 2 3 / 4 — .„... ....." York and Lancaster 2% York and North Midland 50 Ditto % Shares .. 25 Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25 Do. Selby Do. Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo-Belgian 4 Barbadoes 1 ..... Boulogne and A iniens... 10 ...... 12 Bordeaux & Mediterran. 2 Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Mackenzie's)... 2 .. ... Do. (Espelete's) Calais, Dunkrk, andW est Flanders Callao, Lirria, and Pacific _ Coast 1 .. ... ..• ••......... Central of Spain ... 2 ~,X Ceylon .. . - ss. Demerara 21,4 .. .. — Dendre Valley 2 Dijon and Mulhouse ... 2 ...... Dutch Rhenish . 5 ..... 7% 3 / 4 73/ Fast Indian ... ..... -.. ss. Eastern Belgian Junctn. 2% Fampoux & Hazebrouk 2 Great North. of France Constituted .. .. 5 Great Indian Peninsular ss. Great Paris and Lyons 2 Great Western Bengal... 55....•.. Great Western Canada... 314 ...... 8% 3% Jamaica S.Mid.Junction 1 Jamaica North Midland 1 Do. Extension 1 ...... Jersey Louvain and Jemeppe... 4 ... . 2% 1 4 ..... .... 2 1 / 4 Lyons and Avignon 2 Luxembourg... ......... .. 4 Madrid and Valentia .... 2 ... .. 14 l l4 Mauritius 1 Namur and Liege North Jamaica... ...... Orleans and Vierzon ... 10 Orleans and Bordeaux... 6 •••-• Over Yssel 4l3s 4d Paris &Lyons(Laffitte's) 2 Paris and Lyons (Gan neron's) a Paris & Lyons, (Calon's) 2 ...... Paris & Lyons (Sud Est) 2 Paris and Strasbourg (Ganneron's) Do. (Comps de L'Est) 2 Do (Avmard's) Paris and Orleans 2O Paris and Rouen Paris and St.Quontin ... 2 Rouen and Havre ...... 18 Royal North of Spain ... 2 Sambre and Meuse ...... 6 ••• • Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 St. Laurence & Atlantic —. ...... Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt....... 4 .... .. - ... OEM. Tours and Nantes (Mac kenzie's) ... ...... ...... 4 ...... .. — Do. do. (Lefebvre's \ 2 ...... •••••• Ditto (O'Neill's) 2 ...... . .. Trinidad Verona and Ancona._ 3 •••••• West Flanders ... 4 , s;ii .... 54 MINES. Real del Monte Unregd. —.• 4•• ......,..... 4 NORTTIERN RAXLWAY OF FRANCE.—(THL3 DAY.) A general meeting of the shareholders in the Northern Railway of France (Deccan and Lc beursUnited Company) was held this afternoon at the City of London Tavern, Bisghopsgate-street, for the purpcsatt of receiving a report of the proceedings of the Managing Committee, and to determine upon what measures slit Jibe adopted for closing the affairs of the Company; Mr. F. Mowatt in the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in opening Ch.. business of the meet ing, said they had expected a son 3ewhat more numerous meeting of shareholders, but pe; r' baps the scanty attend ance was to be explained by I :he fact of the matter having been almost as it were d sposed of already. He might say, however th a t the :,lommittee of Manage ment had deemiasi it but r. fight and proper to invite the sharklwiders to meet them today. for the purpose of 13es,rfng them. ex plain what had taken place with referee- pe to their Uri 1 7 and of having sub mitted to them a report .with a view of enabling them to close the affairs of the Company altogether. He bad no doubt it would be matter of notoriety to all present that they had entered into a fusion of companies, which took place in Paris some time ago. By virtue of the treaty of fusion, that Company obtained a certain portion of definitive stuck, or rather shares in the definitive Company. A great portion of these shares had been distributed amongst the original Shareholders, and one of the main objects of their inviting them there was to receive the instructions of the shareholders as to the mode in which the residue of the shares should be disposed of. He had before stated generally the na ture of the treaty of fusion, but he would now state more specifically the exact conditions of that treaty. This Com pany, which originally represented 400,000 shares received from the associated companies their proportion of 41,000 of definite shares, %N hich was at the rate of one for ten original shares, including 1,000 over, but he should explain that their French allies failed at the last moment to raise their part of the capital, representing 200,000 shares, and they had to provide the deficiency, which increased their proportion of definitive shares to 125,000 shares, while the French Company had raised a sum which only entitled them to 195,000 shares. The Committee had distributed their portion amongst the original shareholders in the manner he had before stated, namely, one share for every ten ; and after that distribution there remained a balance in hand of 512 shares. He should, however, explain that they had not that entire number at their disposal, owing to some little confusion which took place in consequence of their having to raise capital, as it were, under three dis tinct companies, that was to say, under the Northern Railway of France, the Creil and St. Quentin, and the Fampoux and llazebrouck Companies, and they had committed an error in the office of over-issuing a number of definitive shares amounting to 120. This confusion arose out of their French col leagues not being able to raise their proportion of the capital, and they had only 392 shares at their actual disposal. It was for the meeting to determine how they should be disposed of. Before, however, inviting them to express an opinion upon that point, he wished to ob serve that the committee had incurred some expense in managing the affairs of the Company, and under the circumstances he had already stated, they did, not hesi tate submitting these expenses to the meet ing as an ultimate question for their conside ration. It would be in the recollection of most of his hearers that, in the event of there being the Managing Committee guaranteed LU return the deposit in full, without deducting any sum whatever for expenses, it being customary for commit tees to rely upon the interest on the deposits for defray ing the immediate and ordinary expenses of the com pany. But he must remark that their having received the deposits at the last moment, it was out of their power to make use of them, and they obtained no interest whatever on any portion of them. They deemed it more prudent therefore to transfer the capital from their own bankers to the Bank of England, where it remained until they require it to send over to France. They made some little money, however, by the exchanges with France, about three-quarters of a franc per pound sterling. Under these circumstances, and in consequence of their having obtained what was considered in England some thing better than an adjudication, and their having a surplusage of shares in hand, the committee had re solved upon recommending the shareholders to allow them to sell some of the surplus shares to defray the expenses which had been incurred, which would take about 170 shares, and leave the remainder to be disposed of as the shareholders thought proper. The expendi ture amoueted to 4,3381. 19s. 5d., and the receipts to 2,7381. 14s. 6d., but the shareholders would be pleased to bear in mind that the sum of 11,0001., which was advanced by the Managing Committee in the first onset of the under taking, appeared on both sides of the balance-sheet. Before sitting down he felt it right to state that the affairs of the Company might have been wound up long ago had it not been for some minor disputes which had taken place with the companies in France. Mr. Deputy CORNEY wished to know who would be entitled to participate in the surplus shares—the present or the original shareholder—those who had purchased in the market, or those who had their shares allotted to them ? The CHAIRMAN said he was not in a position to an swer that question. Mr. LIGGINS said he intended to move a resolution which he had no doubt would set the matter at rest. He thought they owed a deep debt of gratitude to the Managing Committee for the zealous and judicious manner in which they had managed the affairs of the Company, and he should move that the best thanks of the shareholders be given to them, and that the surplus shares be plaeed at their disposal. The motion having been carried, Mr. Deputy CORNEY moved an amendment to the effect that the latter part of the resolution be reserved for a future and a fuller meeting; but, on learning from Captain Barlow that the shares, if divided amongst the Shareholders, would not yield more than lid. per share, he declined to press his amendment, and the original resolution was carried unanimously. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, who briefly acknowledged the compliment, and the meeting separated. After several others had expressed themselves disap provingly of this conduct, and the meeting generally having as much as intimated their opinion that they could not pass Mr. Xewsam's motion, that gentleman, to guard against any illegality in their procedure, pro tested for himself against accepting the resignation of Messrs. Norman and Colvin. _ _ They then proceeded to fill up the vacancies by a new election ; the voting being concluded, the Chairman de clared James Helme, Esq., Walthamstow, and Nathan Atherton, Esq., the successful candidates on the occasion. The CHAIRMAN then said, that this being ahalf-yearly meeting only, they would have no accounts laid before them, and if matters had been as usual his would have been the easy duty of saying he would be happy to answer any questions the proprietors thought proper to propose; as it was, however, he had other disagreeable business to lay before them. At their last meeting a proprietor had advanced charges seriously affecting one of their agents in the colonies, and the p roprietors then present, not thinking they aught to be disregarded, at the same time that they could not be investigated in a public meeting, had referred it to the investigation of a select committee. Attention bad been given to these charges ; two of them had been completely refuted, and others of them much impaired by such documents as the Direc tors had had in their possession, but it was thought ad visable to refer the whole to those in the colonies, and they hoped that all the Hon. Proprietors would have suspended their judgment till a decision had been returned. But they were aware that a pamphlet bad been issued and circulated, reflecting severely upon that Director in the Colonies. On account of that pamphlet he thought that a statement of the affairs of the bank, which had been offered them at their last meeting by the Directors, should be heard to-day, for though it might do them injury, yet refraining from making it public might injure them much more. He then stated that at the last meetin4 they had been told that though there was a residue of 15,000/. on the fund for bad debts, they were also told that the pro bable losses would more than absorb that sum. He was happy to state that since that time their affairs, with one exception, were much improved; their loss had been 79,132/. That sum had been stated as the result of the correct estimates of their agents and superintendents in the colonies. A security on one individual had become better than they expected, which would be likely to reduce that amount to 71,0001. Mr. FARRER here said, that leaving out the suit pending with the Bank of Australia, the capital was eeteuened. fie biz.. Fro.acacd, at, ilia request of several Proprietors, to give some details of the suit which had been, instituted against the Bank of Australia. At first they had been unsuccessful, and on the second trial, which was on a point of law at bar, they had the opinion of Chief Justice Dickenson in favour of them, but that judge being in a minority, a verdict was directed unfavourable t 3 them and he added against the opinion as well of the Chief Justice as of the jury on the trial. An Hon. PROPRIETOR then moved that the body of the Proprietors view the resignation of Messrs. Norman and Colvin with displeasure at so critical a moment in the affairs of the Company. This was seconded and carried unanimously. The thanks of the meeting having been warmly voted to the Directors, it broke up. IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENTS. On Saturday afternoon a number of gentlemen inte rested in agricultural and gardening pursuits, met by invitation, with Mr. Francis Henry Bickes, of Mayence, on the Rhine, at the offices of Mr. Croucher, 3, Tra falgar-square, to examine several specimens of agricul tural produce raised by a new process invented by the first-named gentleman. The nature of the discovery, as stated by Mr. Bickes, is to lessen exceedingly that heavy item of cost manure ; to bring lands hitherto considered not worth the trouble and expense of culti vation into a highly productive state, and grow crops that even in the most fertile land would be deemed a valuable compensation to the agriculturists. Further, that land now in high cultivation may be made to pro duce better crops of all kinds, in quality and quantity, without exhausting its strength ; its fertilizing power being fully sustained from year to year. These asto nishing results are produceable by preparing the seed in a peculiar manner (the process Mr. Blokes keeps a secret), by which the powers of attracting and absorb ing in a high degree the elements of nutrition is given to the plant. For sixteen years the gentleman in ques tion has been engaged in agricultural pursuits in his native country, and has but lately arrived in this coun• try ; his object being, if possible, to get the Govern ment convinced of the truth and value of his discovery, so as to purchase it for the benefit of the nation at large. It was stated by Mr. Wickes that the value of his discovery was fully attested by practice ; in proof of which he could refer to testimonials from various parts of the Continent as well as England, which he now sub mitted to the public. The gentlemen present were here supplied with a copy of the testimonials referred to, con taining attestations from the Imperial Garden at Der Burg, several magistrates and leading agriculturists, of Vienna ; agricultural judges appointed to examine into the discovery at Offenbach, the garden of the Count of Isenbourg, several landed proprietors of Castel, the ar bitrator of the Agricultural Society of Mayence, and several members of the Society of Naturalists there, an agricultural committee at Manbach, several landed pro prietors of Belgium, in addition to testimonials from Colonel Blagrove, Calcot-park, Berks, and other gentle. men in that county, who had tried the prepared seed; all declaring the results produced by the seed prepared by Mr. Bickes' process, to be most astonishing, both in deve lopment of fibre, and in size, quantity, and ripeness of fruit. It was further stated thatpotatoes,grown by the prepared process, had in no case been subjected to the prevailing disease. A great number of specimens were handed round the room, consisting of wheat, barley, oats, and maze or Indian corn, and various kinds of shrubs and plants. The cerealian products, especially, were of the most gigantic dimensions, and the ears were beautifully filled ; yet, it was stated, these were grown on inferior land, without manure, the seed being simply prepared, notwithstanding which they had arrived at maturity much earlier than the best favoured grain, under the ordinary system of cultivation. A very fine rose tree plant was shown, grown from a prepared seed, which in one year had become as large as the plant ordinarily does in eight. Altogether the specimens, taking for granted the data of Mr. Bickes, are the most astonish ing we ever saw, and the theory, it proved true—if Mr. Bickes really possesses a secret that can cause fertility amidst barren wilds, and doubly enhance the value of even the most fruitful soils—he will prove himself the greatest benefactor the world ever saw. The English, however, are a practical people, and he must demonstrate his powers in an unambiguous manner on their own land, and under such circumstances as cannot admit of doubt, before he can expect the patronage and reward he seeks. Mr. Bickes, and the gentlemen whom he had invited, dined together afterwards, at the Exeter Hall Hotel, Mr. Croucher in the chair, where, after an excellent dinner, a very delightful evening was spent, and several excellent speeches delivered. MR. BURKE'S PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE, FOR 1846.—We are requested to state that Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough-street, has this day published " Mr. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, for 1846," a new edi tion, corrected throughout from the personal communi tions of the nobility, &c., and containing all the new creations, in one volume (comprising as much matter as twenty ordinary volumes), with upwards of 1,500 en gravings of arms, &c., price 38s. bound, which can now be had of all booksellers. Mr. Colburn has also lately published the first three parts, price 10s. 6d. each, o 4 Mr. Burke's " History of the Landed Gentry," a genea logical and heraldic dictionary of the whole of the un titled aristocracy of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The fourth, and concluding part, is in the press. BRISTOL SUGAR .MARKET, JAN. 2.—The offices having been closed for the Christmas recess since the 24th ult., were re-opened on Wednesday last, and there has been a fair demand for raw sugars on the two market days this week, the sales reaching 500 hhds. and-tierces, and a few hundred mats Mauritius, at prices not obtain able previously to the holidays. Refined goods are in demand, and prices have an upwa rd tendency.—BriTtol Mercury. An a rrangement, it is said,:has been entered into among the Conservatives of the eastern division of the county, by which Mr. Darby will retain his seat d ur i ng the ensuing session, but with the understanding he will vote, on all Ministerial questions, with Sir R. Peel. The appointment, therefore, held by Mr. Darby does not ren der it necessary that he should go before his constitu ents to be re• elected, and the retention of his seat whilst holding de facto a place under the Government is another evasion of the Bill of Rights—long since become, to all useful purposes, a dead letter. But Mr. Darby seems to be acting candidly towards his monopolist friends. He tells them that, if he remain in Parliament, he shall vote with the Premier, and they, rather than incur the expense of an election, with another election in the immediate rear, consent to allow Mr. Darby to retain his seat (for they could call upon him to resign—not because he is a place man, but because he avows his intention to support the Minister in his free-trade projects) till the present Par liament dies a natural death. One vote, at least, will therefore be lost to the monopolists of the eastern divi sion in the coming conflict.—Briyhton Herald. Mass A. ROSIER, THE VOCALIST. —We were very much pleased with the debut of this young lady at the Concert-hall, on Wednesday evening, She has been educated, we understand, at the Royal Academy, Lon don, and has returned to the pl ace of her b i rth an ac complished vocalist. We have seldom witnessed so pro mising a first appearanc e , an d pred i ct her speedy r i se to eminence in the arduous profession which she has chosen. Her figure is slender, and rather petite, her face expres sive, her voice of exceedingly melodious character, her knowledge of musical science erudite for her years, and . her style in th e hi g h est degree neat an d fi n i s h e d, remind ing us very much of the manner and capabilities of Miss Delcy, who is now delighting the musical world on the other side of the Atlantic. Many of our leading profes sionals were present, and one and all accorded to her their utmost meed of admiration. To this were added the warm commendations of an enthusiastic autho r ity, who was always ready to greet indigenous merit, an d well capable of applying a strict test for its discovery. The performances were announced by Mr. Jos e ph Robin son, who presided at the pianoforte, and wh o was a l so ably nu nh assisted e id e r —Liverpool Whltna ll, Mr. Reeve s , an d H err B r Mail. M ORT A L ITY IN THE 87TH FUSILIERS.—We h ave been much concerned to observe the unusual number of deaths which have lately taken place in the garrison of this city. The gallant 87th have been the chief sufferers. Since their arrival here fever and pulmonary complaints, we understand, have carried off about 14 or 15 of them. Indeed, for the last two months, few days have passed without the solemn and affecting spectacle of a soldier's funeral. It is truly melancholy to see so many of these gallant fellows dropping, "in life's morning march," into the silent grave. A finer or a better behaved body of men we have not had in ,this city for many a day.— Abadan Jona. of duty, 1,400,0001.; and it should be remembered that ' on every pound of sugar lid. was paid for the purpose of revenue to the Government, and ld. for protection, to support the planters or their mortgagees, for protection and mortgages -were very near neighbours.—(Ap plause.) It was reported that Sir Robert Peel intended to make a chang e in the corn-laws ; probably he would propose a corripromise, for he was very fond of com promises. 7 ,4 was said that he and his lady once differed as to a joint which they should have for dinner; Sir Ro bert wa - Ated a leg of mutton, and his lady a shoulder, so by • - qay of compromise they got a loin, which was be twee4 the two.—(Roart of laughter.) 'Air. Councillor MORDEY seconded the resolution. He ac3. - verted to the deficiency in the wheat crop, and the - disease in the potato crop which exist in this neighbour hood and the country at large, and then proceeded at some length by argument and example to show that no danger was to be apprehended by the agriculturists from a repeal of the corn-law, closing his speech by a comparison of the state of the population of the two counties of Durham and Buckingham, with both of which he was familiar—the former county appearing to great advantage in the comparison. Mr. DICKINSON, Et working man (better known as the Manchester Packer, and at one time a great advocate for Chartism), rose, on the motion being put from the chair, and supported it in an animated speech. A. WHITE, Esq., moved the third resolution :—"That the inhabitants of this borongh have just emerged from an unexampled period of distress, as can be shown by the returns of paupers made to the poor-law Commis sioners, and your petitioners, dreading the misery and wretchedness which must ensue from a scarcity of food, not only to the borough, but also to every part of the kingdom, consider that the admission of foreign corn is indispensably necessary to avert the impending distress." He remarked that it afforded him very great pleasure to have an opportnnity of bearing his testimony in favour of the total and immediate repeal of those iniquitous laws which prohibit the food of the people being brought into this country free from taxation, as it ought to be ; and he considered that in consequence of the partial failure of the corn harvest and the great injury the potato crops have suffered throughout both Great Britain and Ireland, the question is at present of the most press ing and urgent necessity ; and he trusted Sir R. Peel would feel it to be his duty to listen to the petitions of the people from the large towns, and to propose to Par. liament the total and immediate repeal of the corn-laws. —(Loud applause.) The first part of the resolution referred to an unexampled period of distress. As they were well aware, he had been engaged in extensive commercial transactions for a period of thirty years, and he could truly say that during the whole of that period he had no recollection of such severe distress among the great body of the working class—and indeed among the tradesmen of the borough, as during 1842, 1843, and partially in 1844; and al though it had pleased Divine Providence to give them a season of prosperity, yet wheat being advanced 25 per cent. and potatoes now selling at is. per firkin, the price of provisions was a very serious drawback on the wages of operatives ; and there was too much reason to fear that unless the ports were opened speedily for the importation of grain and other food, we shall have a con siderable further advance in the price of provisions.— (Hear, hear.) If this took place, it would have a serious effect on the country, by reducing the demand for ma nufactured goods. The worthy Gentleman then read the returns of paupers in the Sunderland Union (which includes a population of about 70,000) during the last four years. In 1842 the average weekly number of out door paupers was 4,898, in-door 330. In 1843, there were 6,162 out-door, and 343 in-door. In 1844, 5,289 out-door, and 337 in -door; and in 1845, up to the 25th of December, 4,433 out-door, and 255 in-door. If they contrasted 1843 with 1845, they would find a decrease in the workhouse of 88, and of out-door paupers 1,729. —(Applause.) This excess consisted of well-disposed, honest, and industrious operatives, who were obliged to throw themselves upon their parishes for relief during that season of pressure. He feared that unless the ports were speedily opened a very deplorable effect would fall upon the commerce of this port, and the general trade of the country.—(Applause.) Mr. T. THOMPSON seconded the motion, enforcing the truth contained in the resolution by facts and statistics, which produced a powerful effect on the meeting. These showed that within a very short period about 4,0001. was subscribed for the use of the operatives out of work ; 13,800 persons were relieved from this charity alone, exclusive of those receiving partial relief, presenting an amount of distress which if properly divided would show that every fifth man in the population was a pauper.— (Shouts of " Hear, hear.") This fearful state of things had resulted from deficient harvests aggravated by the corn-laws. A large demand for ships in the corn trade at first increased the rate of freights, this stimulated excessively shipbuilding, and then, when the commerce of the country was prostrated, our ships became little better than rotten hulks—our tradesmen and ship builders became bankrupts, or insolvents, and the labour ing population paupers. He applauded his fellow-towns men for the charity which they then displayed, but he insisted that the men of England want not charity, but justice.—(Applause.) He called upon them to strain every nerve for the accomplishment of their object, and in stirring terms expressed his belief that if the free-traders of Sunderland had done their duty at the last election, and returned Colonel Thompson, the father of free trade, Sir Robert Peel would then have brought on the crisis which has now come.—(Great applause.) Some were blinded at the late election by the railway mania to vote against their convictions ; others refrained from voting —he was sorry for some of these, because they had lost a moral power in the town which it was impossible for them to regain.—(Shouts of " No," and " Yes.") He concluded by urging the audience to abhor expediency, and to take their stand upon principle. Alderman CROPTON moved the next resolution : " That a petition be presented to Parliament praying that the ports may be opened throughout the United Kingdom for the admission (free from duty) of all arti cles of food, and that every protecting duty thereon may be immediately abolished, and that the following be suck petition:— " To the Right Hon. the Commons of the United King dom of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament as sembled. The petition of the inhabitants of Sunder land " Showeth,—That your petitioners consider that all protecting duties are unjust and impolitic, and ultimately injurious to all classes of the community. " That, from diligent inquiries which have been made throughont the country, it appears to be universally admitted that there is a failure in the present year's crop of potatoes, which constitute a very large propor tion of the food of the poorer classes, and that your petitioners have also reason to believe that the corn harvest throughout the United Kingdom has been un favourable both as to quantity and quality. " That the inhabitants of this borough have just emerged from an unexampled period of distress, as can be shown by the returns of paupers made to the Poor law Commissioners, and your petitioners, dreading the misery and wretchedness which must ensue from a scarcity of food, not only to the borough, but also to every part of the kingdom, consider that the admission of foreign corn is indispensably necessary to avert the impending distress. " Your petitioners, therefore, humbly pray that the ports may be opened throughout the United Kingdom for the admission (free from duty) of articles of food, and that every protecting duty thereon may be imme diately abolished. " And your petitioners will ever pray, &c." He observed that, as a shipowner he had been a free trader ever since Mr. Huskisson passed the Reciprocity Act ; he believed he stood alone for ninny years ; but amidst all the outcry which was raised against that mea sure, he never signed a petition for its repeal.—(Loud applause.) He was confident it only required the full and united voice of the people to assist such men as Messrs. Cobden and Bright in order to secure the repeal of all protective laws, and to induce. those Dukes and Marquises who now fancied the people fared sumptu ously on potatoes and curry powder, to give way, that the people might have a good and cheap loaf of bread.— (Applause.) He spoke to several of his friends among the shipowners being now in favour of free trade in all articles of food, and hoped the time was not far distant when this blessg to the country would be secured. Mr. G. HARDCASTLE, in seconding the motion, ob served that at that late period of the evening he would not detain them long, and after the speeches which had been delivered, it was unnecessary for him to do so. The circumstance in which he was placed reminded him of an anecdote of a gentleman who, riding along to New castle, met a queer- looking pitman, to whom he good naturedly said, " It's a fine day, my friend:" The pit man turned up his face and said, " Whae said it wasn't"? — (Laughter) So if he told them that the corn-laws were wicked, un j us t, an d o ppr ess ive, some person might reply, " Who says they are not ?" They all appeared to be in one mind on the subject. Mr. Hardcastle, how ever, branched into the question of free trade as it bears on the shipping interest, the farmer, and the public. He stated that on the Duke of Cleveland's estate in the county of Durham, for every tenant who had gained a competency, he could point to twenty who had been re duced from tenants to labourers, and some of them hur ried into the parish workhouse. Colonel BECKWITH, of Silksworth, moved the follow ing resolution:—" That David Barclay, Esq., M.P., be requested to present and support a petiti on f oun d e d on the above resolutions, and that George Hudson, Esq., M.P., be also requested to support such peti tion." He looked at the corn laws in two points of view—as they affect the foreign relation s of the empire, and its domestic policy and industry. In regard to the former, he had no hesitation in saying, that if we had a Government having solely in view the general welfare of the empire, instead of (as all Governments since Lord Chatham's seem to have in view) the propping up of an oligarchy, its object would be to render this country the commercial capital of the world ; and suppasing this to be the case, everything must be arrived at by affording every facility to all the countries of the world sending their staple produce here as free as possible from interruption.—(Loud applause.) A violation of this rule has at the present time occa sioned most serious results. They were all aware of our relations with the United States:of America. Some two or three years ago a treaty was signed with that power which has been justly designated a capitulation ; it surrendered many of our interests, and in conse quence of that t reaty a tone of dictation ' and system of aggression have been b a d recourse to by the United States, which no y man, ho wever peaceably disposed he may . be, can permit to pas s . The question of peace and war indeed is no longer in our hands. we All c an do e we is to maintain our possessions ; e cannot retrea t o ne foot foot ; upon the Un i ted States will be the responsibity, and upon their heads must be th e consequences. Now, had the corn-laws been abol ished some . years ago, America would never h ave th ought of goin g t o war with England ; a nd we shou ld ;:now strike out of her hand the best weapons she can wield by The . Gallant abolishing the corn-laws . — ( App lause . ) Colonel then turned to the domestic policy of the country. On looking at the state of the nation, he ebtrb lattion ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock .... .......... ........... 206 205 205 3 per Cent. Reduced 95 1 4% 95% 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 94%14 94% New 3 1 4 per Cents. 9B 97% 97% Long Annuities toexpireJan.lB6o 10 7-16 9-16 10 9-16 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5,1860 loq 10 t% Consols for Account.... ...... Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., 1 1 4 d BO 28 pm. 28 Ditto 5001. - 20 Ditto Small tIN'S CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK PRICES Brazilian Bonds Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839...... 82% Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent..... . ..... 9914 99 1 Equador Bonds Granada Bonds, 1 per Cent. 22 22 _ ___ Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 Ditto; ; AcCount Ditto Deferred Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents Ditto Account ' 41 3 / 4 41 3 / 4 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto. Account ..... ... ...... Ditto, Passive Ditto, Deferred 1 7 1 ,8 17 Ditto. 3 per Cent — Ditto, Account Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent 42 42 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch, 2% per Cent . Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 95% 95 95 PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen Aberdeen, Banff, & Elgin 2% Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush ... . 1% Aylesbury and Theme.. 1% Belfast & County Down 2% . Bideford andTavistock... 1% Birmin. and Gleucester. 100 Ditto New 17% 31% 31% . _ . _ Birmingham and Ox- ford Junction Birmingham & Leicester Direct 42s. — Boston, Stamfd, & Birm 22s Bridgewater &Minehead 425...... Bristol and Exeter 7O Ditto, New Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ..-- ... .. Bristol and Liver. Junc . 2%...... Buckinghamshire Caledonian Ditto New 2% 3 3 /4 4... ..... .. Ditto Extension ... .. 2% 3 1% Cambrian & Grand June 42s Cambridge and Lincoln 1% ......... •••••• Do. NeW Cambridge and Oxford.. 1 Canterbury and Dover.. 1% - ....- ..... .. Central Kent 2% Chelmsford and Bury... 1% l% Chester and Holyhead... 15 Chester and Manchester 425. — ••• Chelteaham and Oxford 2 Clydesdale Junction ..... 5 Cork Blackrock, and Passages Cork and Killarney Cork and Waterford ... 1% — Cornwall Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir. and Leicester l l4 — Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter . ..... 425. Derby and Crewe Derby, Gainsbro', and Great Grimsby l% ...... Derby, Uttoxeter, and. Stafford ~ 2%...... ........ ..... Direct Manchester ( Remington's) ...... .. 2 3 / 4 ...... ...... Ditto (Rastrick's)...... VA...—. 41% 4 Direct Northern Direct Norwich ... 1 Dublin and Armagh ..... 1% — Dublin and BelfastJuric. 5 Dublin, Belfast, and _ ...... 84% 34 P 16% • _ Coleraine Dublin and Galway... ... 4 Dudley, Madely, and Broseley Dundalk & Enniskillen 2% Eastern Counties 141. 16s 2 21 21% Ditto New 61. 16s. 7 A IA% P .. 7% p Ditto Perpetual, 5 par Cent, No. 1. 61. 13s. 4d.... ... Ditto ditto, No. 2... .11. 13s. 4d... A p EastDereh'ai andNor'c h 1 Eastern Union :25 .. ... Ditto, Quarter Shares 3 3 / 4 — Ditto Extension Do. Ipswich and Bury 4 Do. Exten'n to Norwli 2% Do., Camb. and Ely.. 2% East Lincolnshire East & West of England 1%...... 1% Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... Ditto Half Shares ... 5 _ A P 12% Ditto, Quarter Shares IN ...... Ditto, New .. 7 1 ,4 12% Edinburgh & Northern.. 1 1 4 — ... Edinburgh and Perth... 3 Ely and Huntingdon ... .5 ...... 6 Enniskillen and Sligo ... !2% — Essex and Suffolk .. ... /IN — Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Exeter,Yeovil,& Dorset 1..: 3 / 4 Glouc.,Aberystwith,and Central of Wales IA ...... - •• - Goole and Doncaster .. 425. 1%% p l 3 /4 p Grand Junction . 10(..) Ditto Half Shares 5 0 Ditto Quarters 2.1 Grand Union IA 1 34% Great Eastern &Western 2 4...... ••• •• GreatGrims., Lth., Horn., Lin., and Md. Junct.... 4 2s. — GreatGrimsby and Shef field Great South. and West. 1% 22 1 4 18% (Ireland) Ditto Extension ...... I: t% 1 9 1,E 18% Great Munster ... 'I% Great North of Scotland ¶t l Great Northof England..loo , - Ditto New . 5 . Do. New .... .. ....... . 2 ...... ••• --- Great Western .. 85 Ditto IA Shares Ditto !,/ Shares . 24 l 7 Ditto Fifths Guildford, Fare'm,Ports. 5 ... .. Harwich Hull and Selby 5 0 Ditto 1 4 Shares Do. Half Shares .. 2 Inverness and Elgin ..... . A - Ipswich, Norwich, ant 1 Yarmouth ...... .. 2 ...... ... ...... Irish North Midland l% Isle of Axholme Killarney Junctions , : 5/i 1 ..... Kendal and Windermer e 1 - Lancaster and Carlisle.— 30 Larne, Belfast, and Bal.. lymena Leeds and Carlisle . 2% ••• — Leeds and West Riding Junction Leicester & Birmingham 2 2s. l4 p ...... ....-.. p Leicester and Bedford... 2. ".s. % % p.. ••..••••• 1 ' p Leioester and Tamworth 4: :s. Lihrii. and Manchester.lo( 1 ... .. Do. 1 ,4 Shares Do. Quarters 2 5 Liverpool & Leeds Direct 2 % .. ... 2 1 4 NIA. . . Lpool., Mnchstr, & New castle Junction London and Birminghmlo ) Do. Thirds Do. 1 4 Shares Ditto Fifths Ditto Extension ...... 1.% — London and Blackwell. 161. 133.4 d — Do. New Ditto Extension ..... 3 ...... .. ........ •-• London and Brighton... 54) - ..... ... Do. consolidated Bths... 4( ) Ditto, Fifths London and Croydon, 131. 1.55. 9d. 22% Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. Lon., Chel., 0x.,G10., and Hereford London andGreenwtch 12/ I ;554d... 10 1 4,4 lO% Do. Preference ...18117s id. — .. London Hounslow, and 674 51 124 22% Western Lond. & S.Weatern 411 6s 1 Od Do. New Coiasol. Bths 20 Do. New Do. New - London & South Essex 2.% .. London and York 2 14 4 % 14 London and Windsor ... 1 London, Warwick, and Kidderminster ... ..... . 21/i — ... •• London, Salisbury, and Yeovil ..... ............24 24214 Lendonderry&Colerainis 5 .....• Londonderry and Ennin- Ulan ~ .. 5 4 1 4 ADDRESS TO LORD METCALFE MEETING AT THE ORIENT AL CLUB HOUSE. (THIS DAY.) A very numerous meeting of gentlemen connected with India was held this day at the Oriental Club, Hanover-square, for the purpose of consideriug the pro priety of addressing Lord Metcalfe on his return to his native country. There were present at least two hun dred and fifty gentlemen of the ihighest character con nected with the civil and military service of India. The chair was taken at two o'clock, by The Earl of AUCKLAND, who •was greeted with con siderable applause, and having explained the purpose of the meeting, proceeded to eulogise the character of Lord Metcalfe in every part of his distinguished career. His Noble Friend had 'been his schoolfellow at Eton, and from that period to the present day he had had the happiness and pride of Lord Met calfe's friendship. The Noble Chairman traced the progress of Lord Metcalfe from the early part of his public service in India down to the time of his return to this country from the East, with the expectation of beihg allowed to pass the rem ainder of his days in repose at home. But his eminent merits marked him out as a fit person to be entrusted with the government of Jamaica in a time of great difficulty and delicacy. The manner in which he discharged his important and arduous duties in that colony induced another Ministry, of different politics from that which appointed him to Jamaica, to send him to Canada, where the interests of this country were in danger, and the affairs of the colony irretrievably involved. Whilst suffering under the most severe bodily pain, he still continued to discharge his important duties, and with such success as to call for the marked approbat ion of the Government, which was expressed by the Queen's calling him to her councils; and raising him to the peerage. The Noble Lord was loudly applauded throughout an eloquent and earnest speech. Mr. HOLT MACKENZIE moved, and Sir J. RYAN SC conded (also in highly eulogistic speeches) the following resolution, which was carried unanimously:—" 1 hat an address be presented to Lord Metcalfe, expressing the high sense entertained, by this meeting of the honours by which those services have justly been re cognised by his Sovereign and his country ; their cor dial sympathy in the affliction by which his career of eminent usefulness has been interrupted ; and the af fection, respect, and admire Lion with which they re gard his public and private character." Mr. B. BAYLEY then read the draft of an address, which had been prepared by the committee, and which he moved should be adopted as the address of the meet ing. It was couched in very strong terms of affection said by previous disposition, v t i h o e u s othe high distinguished all i thihae t and honours as well as of sorrow and sympathy for the phycical suffering with which the Noble Lord was afflicted. h r. character, beeneGaGc M.P., n i d i n i y r , kindly services of Lord Metcalfe, 'who, he was sure, would not feel less gratification with the tribute that day offered to him here, than by the well-merited honours which his Sovereign had bestowed on him. The address was unanimouidy agreed to, and ordered to be engrossed, and to lie for AL fortnight at the Oriental Club-house, for signatures. Thanks were then voted to the Noble Chairman, and the meeting separated. BANK OF AUSTRALASIA. (THIS DAY.) An extraordinary general meeting of the Proprietors was convened to-day, at their•office in Austin-friars, for the purpose, among other blisiness of filling up two vacancies in the directory, occasioned by the resignation of Richard Norman, Esq., and Bassett David Colvin, Esq. Mr. Brownrig having taken the chair, and the adver tisement calling the molting having been read by the Secretary, the Chairman was proceeding to explain the course to be pursued in the new election, when he was interrupted by Mr. NEWSAM, who thought that a previous question de served the attention of theprovietors, which was, whether the Proprietors ought to accept the resignation f the two Directors, who had retired, for considering the present unhappy state of the affairs of / the bank, especially as they were affected by the Wial which might be said to be still pending between them. and the Bank of Australia, the gentlemen in question ought to have felt themselves in honour, and by r °oral obligations, bound to have retained their places at the board till their affairs were som,swhat retrieved from the difficulties in which they had been involved during the time of these gentlemen le gin office. Having been elected, and having received remuneration as Directors, they, he thought, ought to be held accountable, and ought to have given an account of their stewardship to the proprietors, by whom they had been elected. The Hon. Proprietor having observed somewhat further upon thel conduct of the Directors in having resigned, moved that the proprietors cannot; accept the resignation of Messrs. Norman and Colvitn, as they were involved in acts which endangered the affairs of the bank, and espe cially in the transaction wit h the Bank of Australasia. Mr. ROBINSON having reminded the Hon. Proprietor that they could not help receiving the resignation of tke gentlemen in question, as they had disqualified by selling out, The CHAIRMAN thought it proper to say that the D irec tors viewed their resignationt with disapprobation, and for the satisfaction of the meeting he would give them the reasons alleged by the gentlemen themselves for re tiring from the board. Mr. Norman assigned his ac ceptance of the situation of manager of another com pany, one condition of which was that he should give up his connexion with every other company whatever ; and Mr. Colvin, that the state of his father's health, and the request of his partners it; business, made it neees- My for him W resign. • vIRES• sr) DESTRUCTIVE f thre e Yesterday morning, between the four, a fire broke out in the Castle Tavern, court, Strand, the property of Mr. we re t!,,, licensed victualler. The premises, whie u kt . nam e td stories high, were flanked on either side I m o dwelling• houses, and were adjoined at the %Ty Adelphi Theatre. An alarm having been le i l a e tot cY hours eorotioe, siderable period elapsed before the propr. h to e different lodgers could be aroused, by 'wil l ; 6 1 3ciPro whole of the back of the buildings, composflenores. 1 11; 0 of timber, were completely wrapped a t hati! tt il such impetuosity was the fire then burnmptild eff with the greatest difficulty the inmates cou ld o f safe retreat. As it was, the waiter, a man lived Aid Craner, together with a lodger, were 0 i , 0 04, 1 0 from one of the upper windows into fw;„.site nothing on but their night-clothes. - 1 4 1 t he 0 upon jumping out of window, started off -,sotilo he was to the Chandos-street Brigade d o pot give intelligence. The engines from that quickly got out and taken to the scen e ; et ity followed by others of the London establishei siso roc Mr. Braidwoed. the superintendent, and 10041 belonging to the West of England Count Y, 0 1 1 01 Companies. By the time, however, that dieb s et 4 4 the flames had broken through the roof, linter so high into the air as to illuminate the grea t ca p of the metropolis. There being only a biL il d t he partition between the burning premises eloj No. 7 in the same court, a few second,- ou before the latter also became ignited. T 1 engines having been attached, the brand' down the court, but no water could at th' tained from the plugs. For some tini f that the Adelphi Theatre would have the skylight and trapdoors on the roo times in flames. A number of persons, h` mounted the roof, a quantity of water, tank provided in case of such a disastel about, and by that means the theatre As soon as water could be procured from engines were set at work, under the (t Braidwood. After labouring for some to at length got the fire completely exti damage done is very considerable, the wb belonging to Mr. Parker, together with hi wearing apparel, is totally lost. The fi lodgers in the building, and that belongi, lies in the adjoining house, is likewise d' scene at one period was truly distressing of at least twenty houses in the court running to and fro almost in a state of fl along with them their children and what they could lay hold of. The origin of tlx be accounted for. The only party out number of sufferers who was insured, w' eight or nine families are therefore dep thing they once possessed. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN THE WAI; Yesterday afternoon, the premises be. Aldous, a corn chandler and seed mere No. 9, Baker's-row, Weiworth-road, wet be on fire. The flames, it is presume' the back of the shop amongsi the at' from thence up the staircase, and comet first and second floors. The ivtellier delay furnished to the engine staiiong, '",; ( 1 the brigade engines, from Southwark „„ft,be bridge-roads, arrived on the spot. P.T c th e however, that the firemen could get to w°l.4ieteil had obtained so strong a hold as to tly i 4j, destruction the numerous contiguous bill,' ti V o , tunately the mains of the Lambeth wore foe„ plentiful supply of water, and after labouringthe:lll an hour, the firemen succeeded in subdtn, l *„„, not, however, until the back part of the s l '"„tre,s e '', with the stock in 'rade therein, and the s t ' o yea',l the first and second floors, were nearly dest r io o'7 o l adjoining premises of r. Marseall, Nn he tir e damaged by water and fire. The origin °' known. The building was insured in the but Mr. Aldous was uninsured. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN CLERRENNOiII'bc morning a fire broke out upon the premis es Mr. W. Farmer, an engineer, carrying Op, No. 33, Great Sutton-st eet, Clerkenwel l. at tbetl from some unknown cause in the factory the dwelling. Fortunately the buildiekA era about forty or fifty feet long, was cietaehe"',ecn disastrous consequences might have been e,„,' l / 6 ;: e 3, engines of the London Brigade, parish, l' ae .o l J lard, and Count,' Companies promptlY there being .in abundant stream of water eilP,,` New River Company, the engines were tint t ; a t op , the firemen, after labouring for some 10 „1, succeeded in extinguishing the flames' n- r e,t,„ 4 ,s until the premises in which the fire began ' le vee"' with the contents, nearly consumed. g r ' insured in the Sun Fire-office. d ay, FIRE ON BOARD A SHIP.—On g about twelve o'clock, the barque Thoo6oo4'l' Exeter, Captain Jewry, lying in m es srs• to be Young's dock, Limehouse, was discoveredebe The issue of dense mass of smoke from made the watchman aware of the fact. A n ' to i l f was spread, and intelligence was dispatch ftererit ferent engine stations. Upon entering th e s bl flooring was found to be on fire, and A en d furiously, threatening destruction to th e g t o '. The crews of several vessels instantly s e " Tbel so firm a hold h a d th e fl ames o btained the utmost exertions of the parties prese r toedi l l engine was the first to arrive, and was engirt work. This was followed by the briga d e oared Schoolhouse-lane, Jeffrey and Wellcloset o ve ling-street, ani the West of England stlinhe to the combined exertions of all parties co n , eventually extinguished, but not before pee l damage was done. The origin of the fir e ha s to a defect in the stove. mar.o l FIRE AT THE LONDON AND BIRMIN-- STortEs.—A fire, caused by the explosion for, signal lights, occurred in the above 9 ti near Chalk Farm. There being a quir ° itei; wipings in the place, the same became To some time considerable alarm, prevailed building should f a ll a prey to the fury of the fire-engine belonging to the Compaq' P 0 1 out and soon at work, aud by judiciousio 11 , the water the flames were extinguishe d, , t oeci the floor of the building was much burn ed tents damaged by fire and water. of THE " DRAB COLOURED MEN" 0. - he rp The Philadelphia correspowlent of t i r e. Commercial Adverti se r says :—At M e t marble-yard, in this city, may be seen t h e o to o ',„pi, of the Private residence of General Wasb i ;r•g r ' the following inscription :—" This 0 r ,../ tb ° house to accommodate the President ' o il' States, was laid, May 10, 1792, when r eti happily out of debt. Thomas Malin ortr ig e i the State." When Pennsylvania was Or debt l What magic words, and what could we but lay a corner-stone at this lat e 40 , a proud inscription. go t [ADVERTISEMENT.]--SIGHT AND - A Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, and 25, S°, 4 4oo",er r Edinburgh—Newly-invented Spectacles, T e l er, glasses, Microscopes, &c.—Patronised 1 .10, Edward Paget, Sir Ev an Lloyd Als'',l44 Goodfallow, Clayton Grosvenor Morrison, E, son, Mackenzie, Galway, Biggs, W o olf, Mu rr a s i'Si d 'r 0 Price, Lindsay, and Thack r ay, Major-Geser„er, rsic stone, P. Fyers, D. Maclead, Hamilton, Tu r , r ie, Cock ; Lieutenant-Generals Sir Henry Boo!'itia,' Af donall, Sir R. Barton, Sir T. Dallas, and Sir sir Admirals Lord John Hay, Sir G. Cockburfi , Sir George Monday, Sir George Martin , c o Whitshed, Sir D. Gold, Ross, Alexander, 130.00 kinson, Hollis, Price, Etc.—Alessrs. S. on Opticians, have invented Spectacle Lense d . a il construction. Immediately they are place d beir, feet vision, that mist and dullness which aPP, e ": I , ll' is at once removed; every object becomes cL e ; o o o '..4 that the most aged and imperfect sight I , `" 0 1,•0. brilliant, and is brought to its youthful, no tg ols' d state. Also, Achromatic Telescopes, Opera Ta scopes, Invisible and all kinds of A c oustic relief of most ext reme d ea f ness. Caution-4. ° tbd d ir it , nected with a p erson o f t h e same na me ' n s , neighbourhood. T o p reven t mi sta k es , b e caut!°liP„' o 4, On y to be had at 39, Albemarle-street, Pi"c,dir a f' the York Hotel, and 25, South Castle-stree t, ISO 0 1 $P [ADVERTISEMENT].—T H 13 MOST n o' A 0 1 HEDY TOR CO UGHS AND C OLDS IS HOL!'" i'110?' This celebrated and ext raor di nar y ineideoe yes effectual cure for coughs, cold s , hoarseness, or y es of but is likewise a certain remedy in an shortness of breath, an d as th mas . Person , " e , as not to be able to lie d own in bed, lest th e}, 4bef' 0 1 , phlegm, may be radically cure d by these' I g o r§ means have failed. Thi s latter class of sou% as! O r , upon getting grea t re li e f i n t h e fi rs t three deldi4 they will sleep almost as well as ever the,' fend Sold by all medicine vendors, and at Pr ° Establishment, 244, Strand, London. --- el of. IRTH. On the 22d ult., at Bid ef ord, S. the lady of the Il Braithwaite, M.A., of a son. lo cli i the if iO On the 9th inst., at Pinner-hill Muss) William Tooke, Esq., of a daughter. I or , tv 1 On the Sth inst., at Kinlet Vicarage, ' 10 V , 1 Rev. G. W. Murray, of a son. On the 7th inst., at Toft Hall, Cheshi re ' $e of a daughter. f t 1 On the 7th inst., at Derby, the lady o 1 / tli . Armitage, of a son. °' On the Bth inst., at Walton•place, Chefs W. Cripps, Esq., of a son. MARRIED ~,1 50 1,5 ' ' S. OR the 30th ult., at St. Peter Port, Ge e ''' . 0 11 Esq., surgeon, of L on d on , t o Ad e line Juli a, T. Peers, Esq., of Guernsey. I Vill iii :0 ;1 On the 7th in s t., a t Al nw i c k, Captain I, to . c ip Ist Royal European Li g ht I n f a ntry, Be n gr a f t.le' fi ~,i eldest daughter o f J o h n L am b er t, - Esq., °` i to o DIED. . etre es P 4 On the 9th inst., a t hi s res idence, llen%th i , i rr ; j garden, Beachcroft Shepard, Esq., in I, i! ', s will 0 , On the 7th inst., at Surbiton, near 1 , -a l sq. ~! i Grace Brodie, relict of the late F. Brodie , roe/ i of i • P 1 On the 7th inst., Mr. John SkipseP 'P f i /le y. • coin's Inn. the at t/ ' tp d On the Sth inst., at Cheltenham , fr r rog or M.A., late incumbent minister of High 1 , 1 , 3 ,i 3 t0P „ On the 9th inst., Susannah, wife of l iu ' 'f t ', 11 84 s son, Euston-square. ID On the 9th inst., in Cambridge-squ are, ~ l e ' P l ° White, Esq., of Mornington-place. On the 9th inst., in Montpelier-squ'lre, 0, 1 i Anne, wife of Geor ge H a ld a ne. Ef:q. ~,, 1 ... 5 q#1, On the 9th inst., at Ivy Cottage, urc e ro sl3 '. A 9 Mrs. Elizabeth Cross, widow of the lateJ;.B e iciP On the Ist inst., at Brighton, Ann, the Fife of J Richard Pearce, Esq., of London. , Wil ,p, ez, On the 7th inst., at Antwerp, Franc , fee , Johnson, Esq. _..joe On the 9th inst., Mrs. Robinson, of IV' D, Lontit: Printed. and Publisked 1T016.h: Ns. 112, Strand, Printer, at TM ots - r - Strand, in the Precinct cdthe *-- 144141"1 UlMadall Amor 1114.110" 1 1R nr ?t4 Dti d ,X 7 c 6„; 444, b Creo,„"Tal, ok,q, Wilson Dove E. he r„ 11 1 , 44 v eting 111 1 1, 11 . kii ket4 4 41C° R) 11 1.4 kit or k Ind E st :f to w , the spri te of 't etli ivi n g• It 1 1 1 1 eekw 9g 01 Jtti,ere 8 ho "tilkowte7 r h a ,t , ot , cen , reside 'lthi b o xford fe w b ' "orce Pp( 7 , l , 4und r ed i t „ A licit t : r Ina ) * ii -, et,. lo "IPpi v e t! PEtt for 111 -Nth all(' 11..4 44'11( "3'..ti a n tenja tlitA )1 44 4 },44 .11 4c1„ I.° Y %11 44(1 14, • (4 ) ,,, , 4 11, al N4 tb, 1 4 illte 0 ford, tki h * • a nd 1 4 ed ' i 4 g a e, ItB{the 1 t 41 Pr esein t q ,, th, 4 , 4s a l'elo.oved -4 k r 4 0 4treti ' 4 4 44, 1 t ' t, t t ht 4 t on " th t pt oe koe; l 4 , tl t , °ll aL 41 ,1 rt oet t i e t th e 'Citt,,ay . -- (is only 8171 4; L'be hose 0.,1 ..kilte,t. Joh !lee were v e t , 1 , 4 , 4 , day ','l2' „fn P, bat tilo beo ‘ittc;s7ti; j Ja,(lo 20 it Wag f:O4, lithlti', a'n‘ii,Uiltr en CODS 1 ,:ttjtS„4', ID s ii i )f being !c c ; , t4'',:, " 4iser whoV owever, 0 i,. !'4'4ciel'itywholl,.get, kept there it, 4,:i44 wk,,,libei tr, was sc°erili 4444'. Ittthe j a i 1 , ?/ , Wag Pre:g:, Iceoltick,T:,°, i'1;:, 2 do toeLP-f $,,, iN keuittie,e,,, j directioo 0 it 244,1:, 0.,, ire?, joie , the t Rya ... 4 1 j 41, r, inguishe(Le ~ ' ki„,:..b374.1.,. !1,., bole of !II ! fr `Nti...?:1:48,',._ his Waiter, il 8,0 by furniture c' , ety fife ' 4 Cirlg t° " YkOPROv destroyed. UT rl i ; two set' t,y4it cah, -, V retc were to 'kt t , tsi, . 15( ; , 1 ' hie liiteci .I) frenzy, c Att r el 9,t little Pr.°,ll3r !, etur_to e'i 4 be fire be L'Llo'4ll . It oftil, ).",ycliks' At„, , rag )Ir, x .i. 02Daill, p‘c ?rirta of e" N e7:4 ".' 'N'Ph Dan Barrow -, so 4 IN't4l Y '''''' vtoirrP'' r i . '4 11ani 1° , I,:l,hela ', E S , t plow"' toti ~,, hrark, t IN thent, ilt,j# NI ill, t lq.: Z re dizeoleteP 4'11,31,'1y' t:',l,:: Tr, ,a, origir, 11..414111er, Sr. LOCIC, 01°.., 0 A.Nriti t t sq., , muniesto .0 Vta,,!l,(:)'4, t'l , nine eiai i') 4,,444111'rgi'110.: n, ~ ad cof 1t,i,i),,,,,zt,ei, t, -odo, ' 1'4,11 C;llris' .. 11/4,- oltau Era not, nowever, unto me vault pari, o. ..-- ," - . . with the stock in :rade therein, and the S t- , l ,e(' IN.., le44 i;''ltler' l the first and second floors were nearly det r " ; se! ti lt, i t 'g i t , e, aoe, .., lo ; 0 h tin. t . he, Are - 81 ' adjoining premises of dr. Mars i all, • , Nn ite tir 0 . 11 , 1 ' 4 4 ' 4l PrOyl in damaged by water and fire. The origin miiialie' ttitt:,tos„i4eoolnitle known. The building was insured in the o•-"" 0 ) ' l, crit'N i , of le a t i,oe c but Mr. Aldous was uninsured. ..,,, ..-P i e i,,,, 1 !. th : ttlis. ',`,. ' DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN CLERICENViv--• po • 0 , t -th •fl be •e' 4., 4 111, 4 e k l fre mornieg a fire broke out upon the rem' 10 11 ,', ,t oy ..S A tioe I ,teltet e , Mr. W. Farmer, an engineer, carrying Op °clot' ',,;,,,itc,1,1,3,, the t No. 33, Great Sutton-st eet, Clerkenwel l. t ttre_ ,, ,, ;. 15 4 1 ;:q 4 k4 ~, ,Y 8 , .:7 1DP , from some unknown cause in the factory 11 , 1 0 1 I S : le : kl l,i, tit taill the dwelling. Fortunately the building', ore' A S.,,,N,, d e 'erf , t° pa about forty or fifty feet long, was cietachee'fiettrf ' <ata tt :lio,, t r ect disastrous consequences might have been e,,, l ‘fo'; : e 3, litZN!ilt,,''t any tii, engines of the London Brigade, prish, s y , te els : 1 4 I YO' 4 oi D , D , I- er lard, and Countf Companies promptif 111 '„,14 i l „t4S„, t t l kfe,i n e there Ne being .in abundant stream of water ser„ r a , ~ Ik' N 'tor4 , o f o e r ' in e ' New River Company, the engines were genie,' at o p k rtk l :(l 4 l, 4 t e ,: 4 1.; the firemen, after labouring for some 1 1 „, , 4 Z , } tine.'" , se succeeded in extinguishing the flames , e : r e tt'ro ,4 1 444,4"eal until the premises in which the fire began ' l ' l 'f - tee ° , . :4 ,, t ht , t PlY r tr i t' with the contents, nearly consumed. g r ' ' I C ik i:k " ' t Of ' In in the Sun Fire-office. A v !, ~ ' ''Y i,'' 4, q shi 'Pea, FIRE ON BOARD A SHIP.-OR Sat tlruil ' fl e 'r, A t i li L t ht ' ?uort, D , l4 about twelve o'clock, the barque Tholnescn ~, t o ,Zteri;et, Exeter, Captain Jewry, lying in Messrs; to be ° t , N , li ' lli ti ,'3 . P 4 affore, Young's dock, Limehouse, was discovere°,,,, 0f°0:,,A!:•40),":,...kar,r,„eir, The issue of .0. dense mass of smoke from '''i n itsVltif,' l 4, 4, ,ei t t i, 4,l v,', made the watchman aware of the fact. A n " 0• . . 'No " Pos - e a V ~lt 4 , its se was spread, and intelligence was dispetch (ter cs e ~,N,tri,t4 lee ferent engine stations. Upon entering th e i '' blitsL flooring was found to be on fire, and wet o tP,* , - '4:,,:, ,, , , :;:th 13, furiously, threatening destruction to 0 "p tc ° , 1- k th ,. 1 11; 4 ; 4 r, li °f tl The crews of several vessels instantly S e t t g th el t 'l4' ll'. t ' so firm a hold had the flames obtained t ", , : - TV ? l or p i t (t a r i q g 'olvt the utmost exertions of the parties pres_ ell o - p eedi, l lo ' i llq,- t t %l u 4 t ( l l l ic h ahti engine was the first to arrive, and 010, 0 r e pg 9 , , 'l> - ",'ll k ,k'k i as work. This was followed by the brig' o, "' „ sr e 'l '' ' t;''' l, l 4 Schoolhouse-lane, Jeffrey and Wellelose -5 1, 1 0 , ,4 1 ;' Ah.. l i4 4e i' e l e t ling-street, anl the West of England sto t '',l l - es' ' '', 4, i'Lret„ ll ir l to the combined exertions of all partie s ', O O l , i'il:iNt h 1 4 4 la - g .1 4, e eventually extinguished, but not before pee ; ',. 1 44: 1 4.' kceeZ e !,' damage was done. The origin of the fire h lts j'e 4 th tre to a defect in the stove. o f Poi, SPre4alitiren FIRE AT THE LONDON AND BIRMINaI-.4 05,,1'144,,18,it1,4( STORES.-A fire, caused by the explosion ' r o w ! 4 4 ta 4l ati' o ', 1 1 , 0e,4 ) signal lights, occurred in the above .9t4 0 , 0, kN l4, Y ottn ' 44,1 E near Chalk Farm. There being a qu ent-t itied , e lf t elt I Vl, Di ' s ain wipings in the place, the same became l e st O,, kiL , „,,,, , ,,,ei?D0r-g some time considerable alarm. prevailed leiooleo. tlittt;, building should fall a prey to the fury of th e eiq to 't,:ei" eil slat l ,Pee fire-engine belonging to the Company ' 1 , 11* ( 116 4Yt t h t ht l o t ' e ' :t it e out and soon at work, and by judiciousito :I,' , . I ,',lkt,te:Nit e si; the water the flames were extinguishecitimocV ;,A,i,elll,,ltiel'e"ltt, the floor of the building was much burne d - ) t il l; k 4 'in''',: ' si e : r n ,` : e a rte, tents damaged by fire and water. 0 ll , ,,te,,l'tii' ', ft .....................................'""'' Vi li. 'IN 4 w a ' lo t , f o i ' t i‘ l ib , j, k r , iil,°.t t aer • THE " DRAB COLOURED MEN " 0 1 /;_ ° { l ,.` h y Cl4,the,' cl e \ '7 4 tY'• The Philadelphia correspondent of In:, P;ri t1,.ti;,,,' ip', 4l 4:rvAl Commercial Advertiser says :-At M er e ' - eoll, ' lt;,''.o , Z l , w ii t t marble-yard, in this city, may be seen tu, t oo , of : kt;l ll iN - t our of the private residence of General Wasbiebr,se t i t t.,kli /i2 l3 ' b, a the following inscription :-" This cal the), h it , t t i t 4 liN th ' I sl eh , house to accommodate the President e n ` o p,: i' l l 'r4,,N.;', l 4 4Z 4cl ot States, was laid, May 10, 1792, when re n 'Oo f totio,.,. °l le i t - qati f ; til ti happily out of debt. Thomas Mefflin WsSapiii tillttqfp'rt,.thel' the State." When Pennsylvania was il; opr d i ' SZFilt l t a N, (.4- 'char; debt ! What magic words, and what es ILt ), I n o i c 'r tt could we but lay a corner-stone at this We / 141 4 , 1 t,t,,,, 10 rai1 t o'/'' t iliN ' t i ttl ' With a proud inscription. 1.1 AL l e 0: 41 1 " I ' [ADVERTISEMENT.]-,,SIGHT AND ; h ilt I.P,' NS rii , ( 4 1 ag Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, and 25, SeT a ice e 1 % ,Ci t . " , , ki k e D til zv er l e it e nCi e ' Edinburgh-Newly-invented . Spectacles, l e ' . 0 8P " )„" t t 44, 1,N1 441 ' glasses, Microscopes, &c.-Patronise d himi la ' Il' al ''' ''''' Edward Paget, Sir Evan Lloy d li . Isilwpio,,t,tit' t `4 4 D t it t,41 4 . 1, : t a f41 .. , e t Goodfallow, Clayton Grosvenor Morrison, v son . , Mackenzie, Galway, Biggs, Woolf, 'fi 14'3 ' 44 , 4)t1 '''n Mur r3 , 3 ic ti o st i.'4o % rtu, Price, Lindsay, and Thackray, Major-General ," ii, e , e J , k Nitt e ": w erne ay stone, P. Fyers, D. Maclead, Hamilton TureC e , ",'' 6 i,7: k ip "let,..' st I Cock ; Liestenant - Generals Sir Henry 13011Yer,i;",,,17, 'A 4 t Oro , lilt donal, Sir R. Barton, Sir T. Dallas, ind Sir,„ j)t i l s' - `)*,,ilsY ll er; '4 elr Admirals Lord John Hay, Sir G. Cockburn, Zir ), ktlitirle ii o m, s hali Sir George Monday, Sir George Martin, ,",40 1 '• ktiND l l't, 4 4 : 4 ii ti z ° ,, 4 Whitshed, Sir D. Gold, Ross, Alexander, „I, „ y 1„:k0i. "' l ' ' n th ( ' li - kinson, Hollis, Price, &c.-Messrs. S. s nu g elfo r i o l O. l fsNti , w.411 1C Opticians, have invented Spectacle Leas e ,' Del ° ,4" i i ; ,kll 4 ,ll , ,'r ' Vo ,„. construction. Immediately they are plac e n. ber"'sto" D'''fi' k c , r'l,r,rr PCs, feet feet vision, that mist and dullness which apP ei n,9,l l4 l, - r i ' l i ; , : ' ,,%'"'r t r, „ is at once removed ; every object becomes cl O. 0 00 .. i' ,i N'4o a 4 - • t r : . that the most aged and imperfectsi ht b ec li, r A .': i,14,tt%),, - e'h h tio brilliant, and is brought to its youthful, natna-jet€o., ` , t A be I va state. Also, Achromatic Telescope s, Opera ,„,0 0 4 crept , ", ' 1 . 1 „,413 4 1 k3 , scopes, Invisible and all kinds ofAco stin %sill 0,1 t ,,: i ' 441 41 -45 ' relief of most extreme deafness. Caution u N °C t b eir 1 k,:1 1, 4, 4 ,: ~('''' nected with a person of the same name i n -, 0" 1 / 4 ; 4 % 4N, '''e l ' e gii neighbourhood. To prevent iiaistakes, be cantoslfiliflor, - Nlie ° ,, 5 4 ti"'h ti n the York be told, at 39, Albemarle-stroet, Pilo‘isb a 4 ter Yk H and 25, South Castle-strantmr 0 51) , b 6 tq l s O l e [ADVERTISEMENT]. THE MOST I Af t ''',/ ,t e , ( MIDY FOR COUGHS AND COLDS IS HOL L°S i Ite t t e / This celebrated and extraordinary Eneidni oe :s r , ' ', effectual cure for coughs, colds, hoarseness , er e e d , c l i e ji but is likewise a certain remedy in all ' cas h es 0", 4 ) shortness of breath, and asthma& Perso ns ,` " :1) 0 c ire f k I) as not to be able to lie down in bed, lest t ne ' bet , ' f A i r Ar- ' L I. phlegm, may be radically cured by th ese Pil ls I re IS s y Ah.ak ern means have failed. This latter class of suff e '" 0. ioy t u b p e o y n wgi e l t i ti s n iegegp reat relief in the first three (lON °I II \lr ile n 4 iqi almost as well as ever th.,..ey,sf°olo-er , 4,ltie l' w t ' i Sold by all medicine vendors, and at Yr" Establishment, 244, Strand, London. 44,, liiii,,, T o ' lril 4 °, / 1 „ qi, , i h Y :rf c , • t , BIRTHS. e,9 A N tleN On the 22d ult., at Bideford, the lady of th e o r , lt a b, 3l t o ~k,,, te xle.. Braithwaite, M.A., of a son. pelf 1 It Z , 11,, 1 On the 9th inst., at Pinner-hill Houss, t ile , Xrr m te ch William ~ tit . t 1 t0, ' ,Z:44 1 William Tooke, Esq., of a daughter. On the Bth inst., at Kinlet Vicarage, Sal U' I,e , ""ti - ikt - "Da 4 OA f N,St "I'll Rev. G. W. Murray, of a son. 4 , eit On the 7th inst., at Toft Hall, Cheshire, of k t , ,,,,0, Fe 1 4 1 i , er. of a daughter. ~. tile gr ~ ,,,,''(,)e, c- , o; On the 7th inst., at Derby, the ladY °` le I Nqi i 4 en e q'sa s."' Armitage, of a son. ill . t . rr li .,,, er, t 4 t3 . Y On the Bth inst., at Walton• place, Chelse3' lA N te, - ,1N1,741,i,' . krl, ln 411 eo IV. Cripps, Esq., of a son. . .„, tt, , i lx 4 ( ~ditt s I' ct , ' l lll toth MARRIED i 7 A O ti e , 1 A Oa the 30th ult., at St. Peter Port Gn erlisej ell u ' 4 1 4' ` ) N 4 4 % , 'l4 ' .4tt' Esq., surgeon, of London, to Adeline JO * o 0 tJ \ i' ' 1 t 4 11 1 ,1 44, / T W T. Pers, Esq., of Guernsey. n, ~irilli3 ( 4) th.tlit 4 N 1 -at On the 7th inqt _ ~i• • T , • ju- N ,-,,-' I , CoPlly r , A 1..... A, Clfintaln ito ~tc, ,ti,;(ozl,„-,rib;,-