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REFORMATION INCLEANING CHIAI NEYS.—The use of the PORTLAND PATENT SPRINO BRUSH and CHIMNEY-SWEEPING APPARATUS obviates all the annoyance and inconvenience consequent upon the present dis g.usting plan. By it a flue is completely cleansed without one particle of soot entering the apartment. A short time ago an experiment was made with this apparatus at the House of Common 4, the success of which was complete. Sneets of writing paper were placed upon the chimney-piece, and in various other parts of the room, and after the completion of the sweeping not one ',Article of soot was discernible upon any of the sheets of paper. To be seen at 69, Welbeck-street, Cavendish-square. N.B. The Proprietor is willing to grant licenses for the use of this patent invention in the provincial towns of England. A;ei to for the Metropolis are required. and the complaints were general from the farmers send ing cattle upon all the other lines. Mr. GARROD said he had complaints to make. He sent some stock on Friday week, and should have gone with them himself but that he dreaded the conveyance, for they put them (the drovers) into the open carriages. He believed the cattle went well and safely till they arrived at Brandon, but there, and again at Cambridge, they were stopped in the two places for the space of ten hours, so that they were 191 hours before they arrived in London. For his part, could he have known that would have been the case, the beasts should have been at home, for that was not the way to treat cattle nor any other animal. It would be satisfactory if the Eastern Counties Company were to lay down a tramway to Mile end, that the cattle might be taken there; would that be a satisfactory improvement? The OTIAIRMAN thought the men would be well con tent with a third-class carriage, but the master drovers should be allowed a second-class. A committee was appointed, and it was decided that subscriptions of from 59. to 109. should be received to defray expenses. CITY ELECTIONS. LANGBOURNE WARD. Mr. Deputy Dixon, Mr. R. L. Jones, Mr. S. M. Gil. bert, Mr. F. Sadler, Mr. T. Eldred, Mr. G. Meadway, Mr. J. Johnson, and Mr. S. Read, were proposed for re election. Mr. W. King came forward as a new candi date. Mr. Read lost tke show of hands, and a poll was demanded. The polling commenced yesterday morning in the Ward Schools, Lime-street, and closed at half. past twelve, when the numbers were declared as follows : Dixon Unwin 35 I Gibson Howard Snelling Frodsham Miller CRIPPLEG ATE WITHOUT. The poll closed at one o'clock yesterday, the numbers being— Jones Dixon Gilbert Sadler Eldrid 73 BILLINGSGATE. DOWGATE. Mr. Alderman John Johnson (ex-Lord Mayor) pre sided at this wardmote, which was held in the vestry o, the church. Mr. Deputy Brown, Mr. Prior, Mr. White, Mr. Cousins, Mr. Kebble, and Mr Harker, were unani. mously re-elected. FARRINGDON WITHIN. The Lord Mayor presided here for Alderman Kelly, who is seriously indisposed. Mr. STEEL made a long speech on the abuses of the Corporation. The names of Messrs. Ashurst, Rutter, Blake, Phillips, Hayward, Ridley, Bonsor, Virtue, Eagleton, Weelton- Young, Holt, Hartley, McLaughlan, Norris, and Hum phries—tho two last being the candidates proposed to succeed the late deputies, Pritchard and Westbrook, were then put to the meeting. Mr. STEEL proposed himself amidst much laughter, and Mr. Mann seconded the nomination. The show of hands having been taken, the LORD MAYOR declared that the contest rested between Messrs. Blake, Phillips, and Steel. A poll was demanded on behalf of the two former gentlemen. LANGBOURNE. NEW DAILY MORNING PAPER, —On Wednesday, January 6, will be published, price 4d. stamped, Quarterly Subscription 155., No lof THE RAIL, THE MART, THE MINE ; BANKRUPT AND INSOLVENT REGISTER, AND PUBLIC COMPANIES' REVIEW. This Paper will be exclusively devoted to the above interests, of which it will contain a full and perfect digest. Office, Horse-shoe -court, Ludgate-hill. PERFECT FREEDOM from COUGHS in Ten Minutes after Use, is insured by DR. LOCOCK'S PULMONIC WAFERS. From Mr. James Simpson, 82, Seymour-place, Bryanstone-square, Dec. 23, 1845. " Gentlemen—l have been afflicted for many years with a most severe cough (which was always said to be consumptive), and for which I never found a remedy until I used your wafers, which, from the benefit I have received from them, I shall most strongly re commend to any one afflicted as I was." Dr. LOCOCK'S WAe'ERS give instant relief and a rapid cure of asthma, consumption, coughs, and colds. TO SINGERS and PUBLIC SPEAKERS—in a few kours they remove all hoarseness, and wonderfully increase the power and flexi bility of the voice. Price Is. I%d. 2s. Pd., and Ils. per box. Agents : Da Silva and Co., 1, Bride-lane, Fleet-street, London i and sold by all medicine venders, The Lord May or presided here (in the absence of S John Key). _ _ _ Mr. Deputy Unwin, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Frodsham, Mr. Snelling, Mr. Howard, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Gibson of fered themselves for re-election. Mr. Collinson retired- Mr. Brooke (returned by the precinct in which he rer sided), Mr. Backe, Mr. Surr, Mr. Gude and Mr. Mille were new candidates. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. COLUMN OF CALLS. The following are a few of the calls advertised up to this period for December and January, with the amount payable on each share. The first sixteen are for Decem ber, the remaining thirty-eight for January, the majority of which are called up by the old lines, who more than divide the demand with the lines of last session:— North Staffordshire £2 18 East and West Yorkshire Junction Enfield and Edmonton Northern and Eastern, New. Glssgow, Barrhead, and Neilston, New Dieppe and_Fecamp Aberdeen 5 0 Scottish Central A poll was demanded for the three latter, the first gentleman declining to stand. Some amusement was occasioned in this wardmote, by the circulation of two or three squibs i❑ reference to the absence of Sir John Key. One of them was headed, "Lost or mislaid—stolen or strayed, the Key of Lang bourne Ward!" QTTEENHITITE, Mr. Alderman Hooper presided at this wardmote. Mr. Deputy Goss, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Acocks, Mr. Sykes, Mr. Tyler, and Mr. Rathbone were re-elected without opposition. VINTRY. Alderman Sir W. Magnay presided here. Mr. Welsh was elected Deputy in the room of Mr, Elmes, resigned. Messrs. White, King, Spraigue, Lep pard, and Marsden were re-elected. TOWER. The Lord Mayor presided here (in the absence of Mr. Alderman Lucas, who is indisposed). Mr. Deputy Finnis, Mr. Briggs, Mr. Selson, Mr. Red head, Mr. Young, Mr. Aitchison, Mr. Turnbull, and Mr. Capel were re-elected for this ward. .40 . ~ . / n la ir I, IO n I t ‘ TILYTECTINIC INSTITUTION. . _ . titer, s cii(Ext , ISSION.-PROFESSOP I - • z" • 4 . Ens S GUN COTTON, differing from all other spe- . a., eti, . ,„'";,,,. s rec.. ''.!? 4 - 0 eske e „, - btlY before the public, is LECTURED on, with other ex- ; 0 ,V ~a f . . eh , , -. . a me ti , e ,`,'n l Potinds, by Dr. RYAN, daily at Half past Three ; and on its W; " C „lb, :NS of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. r- - 1 11:41",, L aelele of the EL , _CTRIC TELEGRAfete DF.MONSTRA - e„, ~ e ~'- ' l44se,-..; iee '' _ - 'e, . ) ,a - 'e, Itaf e e,___Li-te, Stilt lily, by Professor BAC lIHOFFNER, especially with aim euce or eel,/ ,'"' Patent of Messrs. Nott and Gamble, By the OXYHYDIIO - ti'ree l Clt-OS(.OPE areexhibited specimens of the DISEASED PO- . , __ a. ~,, howin ,ee th. 8 _ g the Leaves, Cuttings of the Tubere, &c., together 1 k e " eiES Cg INSECT, supposed, by A. Smee, Esq , 14 1 ,1 3 e ti to be the cause of the disease. The PHYSIOSCOPE, LI PEIUME NTS, DISSOLVING VIEWS, by Smith, &c. No. 16 930. LONDON ) NV] , e atll see_ NEW allillisllol3. ls. Schools, half-price. ;SlRegin and BEAUTIFUL SERIES of DISSOLVING le O . w ikt be introduced at CHRISTMAS, and the Institution will '' " -- - • a - -; - -- • . .. ... ft the evening of Saturday, the 26th. ASSEMBLIES, CONCERTS, AND LECTURES. MO LET, by DAY or EVENING, within the lilir „,..§TMINSTER NEW BRIDGE. Ji... City of London, an Elegantly Decorated and Spacious MALI. 'l llle se i ne LAMBETH COMMITTEE, for Opposing the Removal "'Foreq Conveniences. See -odds% ea Terms and particulars, apply at No. 5, Farringdon- street, City 44 b b t e tit.a ..;‘, Charing-cross, request that any Communications dressed to them at the New Inn Hotel, Bridge-road, I EASE IN WALKING, O By order, H. MILLER, Hon. Secretary WILLIAM BADDELEY, ot 130, STRAND, It r i W. Is induced to give publicity to his much-admired PRE WILLIAM WHALE AND SEAL FISHERY PARED LEATHER (so noted for extreme SOFTNESS awl eh A b COMPANY. DURABILITY), in consequence of the patronage he has received, and the general satisfaction given by him in manufacturing the above ito lsbe"`g e LlCANT . S for SHARES in this COMPANY, Notice is into BOOTS, &c., on Isis peculiar fitting principle of combinina e L s e 4 e, that in the present advanced state of the season, it is elegance with ease. Ar extensive assortment of best made articles IP ' Q t.. orte'f, r ed advisable now to proceed with the projected opera- always ready on sale. Established in 1767. re eat tic " 411 Pliny. No. 130, Strand, corner of Waterloo-bridge, London. 10 N e Directors will not therefore make any allotment of li , 'and that all applications may be considered as withdrawn. A S a CHRISTMAS PRESENT " what gift By order of the Directors, g 7 -% c o NATHANIEL W. SYMONDS, Secretary pro. tern. ...L1 could be more acceptable than one of those life-like, almost et .....riz z1. ,,,,).. ez =346. sneaking portraits, which Mr. Beard's art can now produce ?"- sa ve 044ICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL "They are fixed on the plate in all their natural hues of colour." 4.: -Britannia. , if LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, BEARD'S COLOURED PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS are s I TO. 78, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury. taken at 34, Parliament-street, Westminster; 85, King William-street, Id Instituted 1824. City; and the Royal Polytechnic Institution, Regent-street. ),,, 4 1 ta m FOURTH DIVISION OF PROFITS. ' A e gbe (ft dinarY General Meeting of the Proprietors of this Society -------- - ------ -- s ; el* c i'''at the Office, in Great Russell street, on Titer:soar, the PUBLICATIONS. is 0 Of declaringry ensuing, at Twelve o'clock precisely, for the pur- --...........---- IS 0 1 tho __ a BONUS out of the Profits which have accrued THE MOSQUITIAN KINGDOM. 1 M itt uneral business of the Society during the Five years end- Just published, price 4s. 6d. cloth. 4 • ,4 4 11 ht ?.?tb , .1846 , and at that Meeting the Persons Assured have NARRATIVE of a RESIDENCE on the i kittors,2lebeing present. , 7 3 feeting will be made special, in order that the Pro - 1- N MOSQUITO SHORE ; with an account of Truxillo, and the ai i'Llat e ga7 take into consideration the expediency of amending adjacent Islands of Bonacep and Roatan ; and a Vocabulary of the 4 ' 4l Soeil , some of the existing laws, regulations, and provisions Mosquitian Language. e 3 , Pursuant to the Deed of Constitution. Second Edition. By THOMAS YOUNG. GEORGE H. PINCKARD, Secretary. " A sprightly entertaining little volume. Mr. Young appears to i have described the characteristics of the country with fairness and °IP AL EXCHANGE ASSU R ANCE impartiality. He gives every information relative to climate and y the manners and customs of the natives. Morning Chronicle. CORPORATION, London : Smith, Elder, and Co., G 5, Cornhill. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. (Established by Royal Charter A.D. 1720.) MR. ANGAS'S ACCOUNT OF THE ANTIPODES. ' FIRE . 1 ek.4;oaaa'-istnias will T he e usual fifteen daysxpire on the 9th day of January al owed for payment of P r em iums Just published, in two vols. post Bvo., with Twelve Plates from the 1 N. . . at Author's Drawings, price 245. handsomely bound in cloth. No. QAVAGE LIFE AND SCENES IN AUS• , % Nk tilh. 4 . LIFE INSURANCES. L 7 TRA.LIA AND NEW ZEALAND : being an Artist's Im , tit;7t. 184 ° I f t he prone on the Company's Life Business since De- pressions of Countries and People at the Antipodes. 70 1 1tb, 0 „.." 111 be apportioned, periodically, among Policies for By GEORGE artist ANGAS, Esq. h 1,7 c.:- involving the Assured in any risk of Partnership. " Here are two volumes of goodical descriptions, with much lektl i e 4l, 4 3' has returned to the position in the Royal Exchange of finer staple than the title-page promises. Mr.Angas observed nature i .L ccupied in the former building from 1720 tin its de- in the southern hemisphere with a painter's eye, and has thrown "/ lire in 1838. much poetical feeling into his impressions of It."-Morning Chronicle. Branch Office, 29, Pall-mall. " Mr, Angas has produced a very interesting work, containing full GOVERNOR-Thomas Tooke, Esq. and graphic narratives and descriptions, and illustrated with sketches Ditee„F a n - Govealeo-William Smon, Esq. which do much credit to his abity."-Britannia. kin - " ol Thataion- u The Hon. J. a T.Leslie Melville. " After a caretul reading of il these two volumes, we pronounce LrY li at oll DIRECTORS. them, without any hesitation, to afford, on the whole, the most Sir J. W. Lubbock, Bart. faithful pictures of ' Savage Life in Australia and New Zealand' yet isZnd S. p "l a3'. Esq . . Charles John Manning, Esq. published."-Weekly Chronicle. fflaal;r.al3titi. C overt, Esq. Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cernhill. Wiel li ader c ,Cettley, Esq. Edward 11. Pamer, Esq. , , on, E f 4 441), "avid ' s q' John Henry Pelly, Esq. Now Ready, Second Edition, Revised to the Present Time, Bvo., 245. Dean s e; Esq. Abraham G. Roberts, Esq. ltital a ,l 6 7,,t, Esq, ' Charles Robinson, Esq. THE PROGRESS of the NATION, in its , L iv. Grenfell, Es Sir Samuel Scott, Bart. various Social and Economical Relations. 147: 4 1et /./ Hi bbert, E.. q el. William Soltau, Esq. •By G. R. PORTER. F.R.S. 4 ok l e eern °l larld, Rm. • William Wallace, Esq. John Murray, Albemarle-street. c. Lara e „.. _. . '4 ° ll l ' r '''' "art ' Octavius Wigram, Esq. - p.,.:............... : sq. Charles B. Young, Esq. NOTICE ! ALEX. GREEN, Secretary. Re-issue in Ten Monthly Parts, price ss. each, of BURKE'S 'L .II , b ISSENTERS' AND GENERAL LIFE _HISTORY of the LANDED GENTRY AND FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY. OF i k t,9111b n ...._ ' lnstituted 1837. ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND. oiTzed by Special Ac of Parliament, 3 , Part I. will appear with the Magazines, on the Ist of January, 1547. LIAM-STREET, t LONDON-BRIDGE, LONDON ; Mr. Colburn begs to announce that on the Ist of January, 1847, he ti e t Ttly. DAVID -STREET, EDINBURGH ; and will commence the re-publication of the above important Work, in ''`AG-STREET, QUEEN-SQUARE, BRISTOL. Ten 3fonthly Parts, mice ss. each. CI N b Capital-One Million. This work furnishes such a mass of authentic information in re 11ieki..a,... TM:STREW AND DIRECTORS. e a , •ueld E s a gard to all the principal families in the kinedom as has never before 4 a 4 'sbc - ealle, i,. a• S. 3lorton Peto, Esq. been brought together. It relates to the untitled families of rank, as Oa u, • Cop e 1, -sq., Alderman Thomas Piper, Esq. the " Peerage and Barenetage " does to the titled, and forms, In fact, k 44 1 11 1 4 ", i 'sq. Thomas B. Simpson, Esq. a peerage of flue untitled aristocracy. It embraces the whole of the P lat "1 ' Edward Smith, Esq. ti q ste u cher, g ig Mon. Charles P. Villiers, M.P. landed interest, and is indispensable to the library of every gen % ' l ller X ' tleman. qty e Hi adiee! w ig ' John Wilks, Eaq. O a le Orders received by all Booksellers. ' y,,lt hi . , .....4q., M.P. Edward Wilson, Esq. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. k1y,7144 ,'IMAS FIRE renewal receipts are now ready, and - , lta 4 :n anplieation at the Head Offices of the Company, or r ot MR. PERCY ST. JOHN'S TALE FOR CHRISTMAS, t he urtts throughout the country. Prise 55., illustrated by Walmsley, from Designs by J. W. Archer, kttr -4 Department the Company rY. continues to transact all 1..4 elatiell II E FIRES I I) E, a Domestic Tale. - a ,1410„, th e most to life assurances, annuities, and family endow ,l4lle secti .e r i t i s ost liberal terms consistent with sound principles 4 , PERCY B. ST JOHN One of the most By readable among the JOHN, books."- . e„ P ists 4r o ! also granted on equitable terms to life assurers on life Atheneum. kei'ele.,„Leastisfactory personal securities. " Novelty in the materials, pleasantly and effectively presented." Itert;: r m i ad isti e licltors, auctioneers, and surveyors liberal allow- - , S , p l e i c ,e t l a l to c r Onstructed, the moral unexceptionable, and the scenes ;;\--.... By order of the Board, • AL MERCANTILE LIFE I 0 /4curious."-Britannia. A THOMAS PRICE, Secretary. "Should be by every fireside."-Advertiser. l ' " Exquisitely bound, illustrated in a moot fanciful and lavish style, and promises snore for human good than all the visionary trash 1. ASSURANCE SOCIETY, about castle s p ectres that ever was penned."-Family Times. V L Sold by Longman and Co.; Whittaker ; Simpkin and Marshall ; TRY, MANSION-HOUSE, LONDON. Sherwood and Co.; and all Booksellers. DIRECTORS. ea s ROBERT WILCOXON, Esq., Chairman. B OOKS FOR PRESENTS. - .03,f . A.., . b a SIDNEY Esq., Alderman, Deputy-Chairman. Elegantly bound in morocco by Heyday. Edward Baker, Esq. (Gale, Baker, Warde, and Co.) 1. ROGERS'S POEMS. 72 Vignettes. 325. 1,,`.??8e Cursham, M.D., Saville-row. 2 . ITALY. 56 V i g nettes. 32 5 . 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" The story of ` The Ruined Merchant,' reminds us of some among ' 1 w o ; )t. e - X : 2. the passages of Mr. Warren's ' Physician's Diary.' "-Atheneum. "Specimens of admirable fiction.' -Court Journal. 0 ,7 9, -, Z. - ",.4 . H. Hurst, publisher, 27, King William-street, Strand. e, r , ...,...,..,< n,9.„ ..-- OP' - 1 r% t 5 ii' .... ,-,- '2 =,t y 'a - UNIFORM WITH THE STANDARD NOVELS. 1u.6. = 5 , 0 ,3 THE OLD ENGLISH GENTLEMAN; or F• = 0 -,'. oto • .L 1 e ..rt: P, the FIELDS and the WOODS. By JOHN MILLS. 4. • New Edition, revised. Price Gs. b oun d. b: 7 £ X. s. d. X. s. el. I Also, by the same Author, h ,:! ~ GO 1,000 62 15 0 24 15 8 248 40 CLIRISTMAS in the OLDEN TIME ; or , th e WASSA IL BOWL S it 6 48 1,000 39 15 0 14 7 3 244 36 Illustrated by Linton. Price Bs., elegantly bound. ill ; 59 1,000 60 0029 1 10 224 33 Hn rs t, publisher, 27, King William-street, Strand, 's 43 2,000 68 o 0 21 0 7 474 31 27 ITOOD'S MAGAZINE :an organ o f th oug h t, ...:1 44 1000 35 0 0 96 0 20a 4 49 2,000 82 10 0 18 10 0 341 .23 from which objectionable Advertisements will be excluded, Sc 1 01 I, l7'LParties sending in Proposals for Assurances, before January new Periodicals. January b contain ob tyh anbTo Hood's l at c h, se c Ea Authorl 1 1 e e g d ai ` t S , o u fß c c : e, L. "Success," "Look thebdLeyf orriceE.-Lyrics, third yboyu s in t, \ \ : , l7.llbe entitled to partleipate in the next division of profits. N J. JONES, Actuary and Secretary. act of The Avenger," •ItIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR. Leap"- The Dreamer," le, the Rev. G. H. Haughton-Hood's Orphan's-Gems-Curiosities- w; Whispers, &c. ANCE SOCIETY, Hurst, King William-street. th 26 CORNHILL, LONDON. - le. Capital 2500,000. 9 1 0 F L O R I S T S. le' . Thu L The First Number for 1847, of the GARDENERS' la( 'la, lutu t , raPOwered by Act of Parliament. l' tit% all,nnbraces important and substantial adVantages CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL G AZETTE, will be pub- M i ' L ltire ‘ ,7 ° ceasia - ,, a asurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured lished January 2. The Horticultural Part Edited by Professor ix teat he eorntheeet,Polic"s' two-thirds Pwer to borrow, without expense or for- LINDLEY. A Prospectus, with Plan, and List of Contributors, sent Pee by - p t its 'sat" °lotion ... 3 % of the oreraiums paid . (see Table) • or , ° ,e te s r e m le s eting benefits, and the conversion of his in: to all who furnish their address to the Office, 5, Upper Wellington- s of street, Covent-garden, London. 11,82e-iniees f or conveniences or necessity. ce 1 of years are granted on the lowest possible FARMING and GARDENING. of , (.4?,, e rn, remarkable DIVISION OF PROFITS. The First Number, for 1847, of the AGRICULURAL Di ' l krt' e d the .': success and increasing prosperity of the Society GAZETTE AND GARDENERS' CHRONICLE will be Published th ehe eft . Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare January,2. The Horticultural Part edited by Professor LINDLEY. A. - `a P.i, eY , v arvi. ng f in -- effected o r n o the3sPt ro o; i 3 t s s p e e a r le cent. on the premiums paid to ell who with furnish th peirlan,addre and list to of Contriffi but s ors, sent free by post c ss the Oce, , Upper Wellington- rr ge EXAMPLES. ne / 0 3'' ' , ; / street, Covent-garden, London. Published this dry, in Bvo price ls. 6d., . Premiu m , il Bonus Bonus In °. g Assured 'TINTS ON A SELF-PAYING SYSTEM A; n added. 5 f-! , , OF NATI; /NAL EDUCATION. Suggested from the work \ Cash. E. ~-e- may da 5 ° fe, Borrow. ing of a Village School in Hampslaireavitit SCllOOLS. Obsers•ations from Per ''•-•---..-...- 2, re sonal Inspection on the IRISH NATIONAL pa . t ~ r,1837 X 217 15 I.XIOO 011 ---- tl6 0 4 X 445 0 0 I—. _______ By the Rev. RICHARD DAWES, A.M. w 1 01._ sueo I. "" I 11838 192 3 01 g 7 , I 4 1 9 7 ti t: 10 2 3 29 95 6 1 13 1 4 1 London : GroOMbridge and Sons, 5, Paternoster-row. NI i 4 p ; a 4 1839 165 11 lio _ :: 41 2476 4 2 3 5 - ------ - _ co: ....... 11840, 116 76 , 54 0 to :18411 11l 6 8; 49 10 0 T HE hhe .PERFECT SUBSTITUTE for SILVER. to ~ ~ ,,,,i, estimate formed by the public during the twelve he N ........... (Bonus declared July 1, 1846.) o I ' l . E . 8 N . 0 v: 6' ~.... w 4.9 .- 7 4. ":4gtcy: t 0 '.f Si t t; g ai. g 'I CIA rj . q t-' ~... !;', ,4 , g if. 8 - ~,, F , •r= P° :4 4 : P i ............. lii_____ _____ y 7 £X.B.d. X. s. el. X .., 60 1,000 62 15 0 24 15 9 248 40 ; 48 1,000 39 15 0 14 7 3 244 36 59 1 , 000 60 0 0 20 110 224 33 : 4 , 0 ! 43 2,000 68 0021 0 7 474 31 \ . - ' 1 4 4. 1000 35 0 0 96 0 202 27 ~,,.:,....* 49 2,000 82 10 9 18 10 0 3 4 1 , 23 ke Lytton of profits is annual, and the next will be made in the present year. F. FERGUSON CA.MROUX, Secretary. 13 s , (~ SELF-SUPPORT INSTITUTION - , Iji=cl by Voluntary Contributions,) for the Cure of Stricture anr r ,a, and all ether Diseases of Urinary Organs , Nervous, ~ . ,t,,"llctos'eneral Debility. COURTENAY, 31.R.C.5.L., 2, Chandos-street, 4: stu„Nuare. rV trad. t.s."Y ob —l inen clerks, mechanics, and the working classes)li 4,leZ - a Institution offers, in all cases, gratuitous surgical in others medicine also free of expense. /piy at e S urgery adjoinng the Surgeon's residence. 1 101 r **l - .OTER, LIFE ASSURANCE and AN THEPERFECT SUBSTITUTE for SILVER. m S. BURTON'S years WILLIA. before it (made into every material has been . . The high estimate formed N ( h l y at t e he ßr p r u p b o lie N dt a rrLng t t u he ßT t o w N elq ) chemically purified . and dumb . it does, the characteristic purity °ends of " Albata Plate," "Berlin into existence the deleterious comp substitutes ; they are at best but bad useful an d or namental article ustrillyndelii,nysoilfvesirivepro)s,shesassmogaz Silver," and other so called Fiddle Threaded King's Table Spoons and F or ks, full size per Pattern. Pattern. Pattern, imitations of the genuine articles ma nufactured, and sold only by him. 12s. Ad. 28s. 01. 30s. Od. Dessert ditto and ditto ditto ••• • • • ins. 00cdi: Tea ditto and ditto dltto• •.• • • Gs. Od. 7s. hid. Gravy ditto ... ' . 3s. Od. • • • ........ • • • • • • • • • NICKEL SILVER, 21s. td. 255. 0,1. NICKEL EL ECTRO-PLATED. —The REAL ... (late lls. 0,1. 12s. C.d. introduced and made only by WILLIAM S. BURTON , RIPPON and BURTON' when platcd by M . essrs. Elkington and Coo., is beyond all comparison the - very best I either aricle, next to sterling silver, that can be employed as snc 1 . awfully or ornamentally. in the lengthened and increasing popu larity _ the patent process or larity of the material itself, and the high character of the method f . plating, tu t o n the(a ndpubbylichhitanve,anigvrorraen.tesesthitatretghaeraZtwieleeasr,sold by W S superior to what can be supplied at any other house, while by possible test can they be distinguished from real silver. King's. Fiddle. Thread. Tea Spoons, per dozen ...... '. 155, • . 325. •• 385 .. , Dessert Forks „ ..immeasurably ..... • 30 8• • • 46s • "'' Dessert Spoons „ ...... ... 308 : ' • • ' G2s. • • S2s. .. Table Forks ', ••••• • • • • • 40s. .. 65 3 .. 755. Table Spoons „ ~ ........ 40s. 725 • . 80s. Tea and c o ffe e n i cots, i ir lg a asa r gs s, d 3 e i l n e :lbslye•ogttchi everyce pat B' ei c i .t' ironmongeryp r t oe p o r s s o , 1" o l r i a t e i r t o t il l i l o i Detailed cp sentar t i c a e l o: p g . o u r e A s p l , o l with s ki ) n d free. engravings, WILLIAM S. BURTON (late RIPPON and BURTON'S) Stock of general Furnishing Ironmongery is literally the largest in the world, and as no language can be employed to give a correct idea of its variety and extent, purchasers are invited to call and Inspect it —39, Oxford-street (corner of Newman-street). Established in Wells-street, 1820. 9, Q in NUITY COMPANY, —4I.TRAM-PLACE, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON. Established in 1826. tb. 4 :P °<4,1 101,..i, DTRECTORS. eql ' -1,-, Hayter, Esq., Robert Palk, Esq. io n ss J o , John Louis Prevost, Esq. .o,_ T o "nson, N (I, e°0(1 Esq. g, P.H.3• Samuel Smith, Esq, %h.._w Lefeyre emble, Esq. Le Merchant Thomas, Esq. Job.... l hae on , TRUSTEES. 4 his , Esq. ; John G. Shaw Lefevre, Esq., F.R.S. ; ) tio t i Charles Johnston, Esq. %ek,,, e ti is . e l taSt ri cm s . erab i ..uPPorted by a subscribed Capital of 240,0001., and pjlt , 'Tea it. ,.' accumulated premium fund. - .so k — , 41,,,,445:frected at a low rate of premium, without profits, tifT44e fonawing Premitun, with participation in the profits of t he 100 °II 4 hectth....s anneal Premiums required for the assurance . '",Y Ills in either case : ...1177 . ,:---TROUT PROFITS. 84 * I 30 1 21. 2s. 2d. 1 40 121 17s. Od. 150 141. Os. 8d age 2„ -" 111.16', I , WITH PROFITS. t . 0 I 21. 9s. 2d. 140 I t gl j y k /k ilns I 1,4 4 1.... _ll read...,,..Y rn eneY, at the rate of 3L 6s. 6d. I 50 I 4/. 14s. 2d 15 per cent. on the pr3eo - j"-, (equivalent to a,- - . rsionary bonus of about m kl4 .2 w a declared In May, 184Z o n all beneficial licies on Nui`ttree annual December 10.4b, - -• - fli w.slu ia f Prenliutna had been paid in the 4 41 ,atb, ne . 0 the profits takes place every live the held ott% teelal policies c pa r ~,'" a PPlied in au an receive their bonuses In ready money, or or in reduction years, and `4l4oat4re premi gMentatlon of their policies, ti ve er '' utay un ' s k tilta tt ri ktater cof ntract to pay their Premiums either in )p, 15 41;2 ? on th:jl a 7n.l.e n tits, in annual, half-y e 'early, or quarterly 4:11, t -Qt the Ar , - t e l n y a un t fi o: a d v e y s , ce u n u di a n u g i s , I x ts . of tm.s.and other diseases, aneaampa,3i'a t c e a sirvice, Persons a u ffl u le t t l e i d e and such as are going beyond 41:.pitt-4;Pe, are also Assured at moderate rates. a lld all necessary information may be obtained at tho MICHAEL SAWARD, Secretary NATIONAL MERCANTILE LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, Poultry, Mansion House, London. ROBERT WILCOXEN, Esq., Chairman. THOMAS SIDNEY, Esq., Alderman, Deputy Chairman. N.B. Parties must send in their Proposals before the Ist January, 1847, to be entitled to participate in the next division of Profits. J. JONES, Actuary and Secretary. 1. ,_ rm._ °etolt,UUE HOTEL, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON. * I 1 113 returning thanks for the liberal Aliti b e 4,°,c,1414T0rt he has received whilst conducting the above kli ti ' s iTerlere.,Qin, ineretal Hotel begs to apprise his friends and the 1 1 .'3 a _ 4 . 1 Y that he has r ' enewed his lease on it, and respectfully srhs. extinuanee of their esteemed patronage and support. 14 'Dec. 21,1846. h u tk pb,„„ !lit q i , stritl',,,lßLE CASE of RESTORATION. ! - te r ,ifeet s oi--g instance of the power of scientific art to remedy II q t raa„,.,.. t. re has lately occurred in the case of a Mr. F. Balls, •Iti.,, iiritnu..-kulng at Wortham, in Norfolk, who, in the year 1842, tili. 81'stZtir"' earl stone Market to Wey bred, where he then 7- ti,,tof Viraled so severe a fall from his horse, as to bring on an ill biki,,,, gto months' duration during which period his hair con the 4 lf t.i.'''' off' till he became, to use his own terms, "as perfectly 1 4 4 tle ''' s head I er g had been shaved ;" and the Rev. J. E. Daniel, ft,. s sti am an or the arish, offered him h a wig as a substitute for to ..,st• Of it,, r '. 'tinder th k .._ . ed , ~1 ,4,, 5 T, , ese circumstances, e was induced to try the t i o t h ' ' , lth th,; - . 1 - , S MACASSA ft OIL, and it is highly gratifying 'qk -1 gro - most happy results. As soon as part of a bottle was th, tt an d ~.Cult.. recommenced, and he has new to boast of a very th t :,thouzrtant head et' hair, which presents this peculiarity, ter IZiw R rn 4 l.lo r to losing his hair it evinced no tendency to curl, }Cell ter" require curly and strong. This fact speaks too strongly Nl/440.P11,0eAtijre observation. —Bell's Messenger. tr . pr,v..,"3. MACASSAR OIL preserves and reproduces the ta u to ' - 'Z7It . from falling off or turning Changes Grey tlii It bea'-'ot:,silal Colour; frees it from Scurfand Dandriff, and tAt, ,Ilew ar '',..u- 1 4 soft and curly. 11, ( ?4.1t o tt e , ;:t "spurious compounds" under the title of "MA h..,.01,,,,_ , some u nderimplied" sanction of Royalty and poupo•polent D epartments, with similar attempts at deception. i 4. tO l4 ‘ l4T D'N M tit $4.140,,,ACA5S AR OIL is sold by the proprietors, at 20, mers • "'-'-c.N, LONDON, and all respectable Chemists and A'•• \ 20 GRAND UNION RAILWA Y , OUTSTANDING SCRIP. The Holders of Scrip Certificates which have net yet been regis tered are requested to forward the same to the Secretary, and apply for the RETURN of the DEPOSIT, minus the expenses, before the 31st of January, 1847, as arrangements are made for closing the offices. Scripholders are reminded that the Deed of Release must be signed before the money can be received ; and, to save trouble and expense, it is recommended that the certificate should be registered and the money claimed by a party resident in London. If the holder cannot attend personally at the offices in London, he must authorise an agent to sign the deed on his behalf, by power of Attorney, on a 30s, stamp. The sum of 12s. per share, and a certificate for any further return that may he hereafter payable, will be handed to the shareholder on signing the Deed of Release. By order, ALFRED BRESSON, Secretary. Company's Offices, 78, Cornhill, Dec. 16, 1846. lONDUN AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY (SOUTHERN DIVISION). ALTERATION OF TRAINS. NOTICE.—The public are informed that on and after the Ist of DECEMBER next, the following Alterations will be made in the Trains on this Railway . . BEDFORD BRANCH, The Train now leaving London a.n. will leave at 11 a.m., arriving at Bedford at about 1.45 p.m. The Traia now leaving London at 4 p.m. will leave at 3.45 p.m., arriving at Bedford at about 6 p.m. A Train will leave Bletchiey at 3.15 p.m., arriving at Bedford at about 4 p.m. The Train now leasing Bedford at 10 a.m. will leave at 9.45 a.m., arriving at London at about 12 noon. A new Train will leave Bedford at 11.50 a.m., arriving at London at about 2.45 p.m., and at Birmingham at about 3.35 p.m. LEAMINGTON BRANCH. The Train now leaving Coventry for Leamington at 8.45 a.m. will leave at 8.30 a.m.. The Train now leaving London for Rugby at 3.45 p.m. will leave at 4 p.m. The Train now leaving Aylesbury at 10.30 a.m. will leave at 10.45 a.m., arriving at London at about 12.30 nom. The Train now leaving Birmingham at 8.0 a.m. will leave at 7.45 a.m., arriving at the intermediate stations and London 15 mi nutes earlier than at present. By order, Euston Btation, Nov. 24, 1846. NARK rn is i, Manager. Caledonian (Clydesdale Junction) Paris and Lyons 3 0 Boulogne and Amiens Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Manchester and Leeds, Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 501. shares Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manches ter, One-eighth shares (late No. 3 Quarters) 2 10 Taw Vale Railway and Dock Company 1 0 Ipswich end Bury St. Edmund's Edinburgh and Northern, 151. shares Liverpool and Bury, 101. shares Manchester, Bolten, and Bury, Fifths. Manchester and Leeds, Quarter shares Manchester and Leeds (Liverpool and Bury 101. shares) 3 16 Midland, Erewash Valley 5 0 London and BlackwalJ, New shares 1 0 Lynn and Ely 5 0 Northern and Eastern Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction 0 10 Newcastle and Carlisle, New 1004 shares Newcastle and Carlisle, New Quarters Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rosstrevor 5 0 Midland Six !xr cent. shares (late Bristol and Gloucester shares), 2/. on the 50/. shares; 31. 14s. 6d. on the 37/. ss. shares. Ja nuary 5, 1847. Midland Extension Lines, New 40/ shares 6 0 Midland Great Western of Ireland, 50/. shares 5 0 Ambergate, &c. South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4 1 5 Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, 501. shares 5 0 Great Western, 17/. shares Great Western, Quarter shares Bristol and Exeter, Thirds Dutch Rhenish Great Luxembourg . ... 2 0 London and North Western (Grand Junc tion 251. shares) Eastern Counties, 14/. 16s. shares Eastern Counties, New 41. 16s. shares Thames Haven Dock and Railway Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 1 8 London, Brighton, and South Coast South Wales Leeds and Bradford . . 5 0 Eastern Counties (York Extension) 2 0 Northern of France Belfast and Ballymena Taw Vale Railway and Dock Company 1 0 Eastern Counties, New shares 2 0 SHEFFIELD AND MANCHESTER—CUTTING FIRST SOD OF THE WHALEY-BRIDGE BRANCH. On Friday afternoon the ceremony of cutting the first sod of the Whaley-bridge Branch of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway, extend ing a distance of twelve miles from Dukinfield to Wha ley Bridge, took place under very auspicious circum stances. The day, considering the season of the year, was fine, and that attracted many people to the scene of the ceremony. At one o'cleck a special first-class train left Manchester, and at half-past eleven a special train left Sheffield, with the directors of the company, share holders, and well-wishers of the undertaking. The Manchester train first reached the Dukinfield station, bat shortly after its arrival the train from Sheffield took its place at the appointed rendezvous. Immediately after alighting from the carriages, the company pro ceeded along a narrow and slippery lane, for a distance of about two miles, to the field, on the estate of Mr. Dukinfield Astley, in which it had been arranged that the ceremony of cutting the first sod should take place. At this spot there was a very numerous attendance of gentlemen, farmers, and cottagers connected with the neighbourhood. The usual preliminaries having been gone through, Mr. JOHN CHAPMAN, Chairman of the Sheffield, Ashton, and Manchester line, said they were met that day, as they were all aware, to commence the operative part of the works connected with the formation of the Whaley-bridge branch of the Sheffield, Ashton, and Manchester Railway.—(Cheers.) As chairman of that company, he had to express the thanks of the directors to Mr. Dukinfield Astley, for the prominent part which he had consented to undertake in the commencement of that great work.—(Applause.) He hoped the work would be carried forward in as auspicious a manner as that in which it had commenced.—(Applause.) He hoped the work would progress in a satisfactory way until it was concluded.—(Loud applause.) Mr. Dukinfield Astley, then, amid loud cheers, cut an immense sod in the usual manner, and wheeled it along planks " like a regular navy." He returned along the planks amidst great cheering, when some of the directors and founders of the company cut sods. After this the regular " navies" were called in, took the spade, mattock, and wheel-barrow, and did excellent work, to the great delight of the assembled multitude. Mr. DUKINFIELD ASTLEY, On returning, after deliver ing his great sod, said he must take that opportunity of expressing the great pleasure which he felt in assisting at the commencement of a work which he had no doubt would be of great advantage to those parts of the country through which the line was to pass.—(Cheers.) He thought nothing could be better Lthan to move three cheers for the success of the work that they had just cominenced.—(Three times three, and three cheers more.) Three cheers were then proposed for Mr. Ast ley, and after a short stay in the field, th e meeting broke up. a A n s t o i of h a e b c e o a m u t p i f a u n l y s p ( a M d e r . previousCli a m Chapman) t ) o pre sentedhi s scr iption :—" spade is presented to F. D. P. Astley, cutting the first so d, and which bore the followin g in- Esq., by the directors of the Sheffield, Ashton-under- The e to ha ll ir i m r. Whaley bridge comme moration of his having cut bridge branch, on the 18th first Company, sod o f h i e n of December, 1846." This , Lyme, and Manchester Railt+hvasy inscription was surmounted u On the reverse side of the spade were the seal Mr. Duki n fi e ld Astley's coat of a n the shaft (which was made ya portrait of the Queen o and arms of the com pany, of m rm a s p_le wood), and by ber of or the co m p any . O n t h e s h a ft were also a num Male ham, by Mr. !laments. The sp a d e w as man and a li st o f th e directors and princip al officers of ham, ironmonger, Sheffield. The Earl o f Y ar b oroug h , c h a i r man of the Lincolnshire and Sh e ffi e ld R a il ways, would have b een present both at the cuttiag of the first sod and at the dinner, had cir cumstances n'.it compelled him to be absent on the con tinent. The celebration of the dinner took place in the Music Hall of the Albi on H otel, Piccadilly. A b out 100 gen tlemen sat down to dinner about half past four. At the dinner, the chairman, Mr. John Chapman, chairman of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway Company, was supported right and left by Mr. F. D. Astley, Mr. G. Gisborne, Mr. J. Smith, Mr. E. Buckley, Mr. G. Winter, Captain Clarke, Mr. R. Buckley, Captain R. Hollingworth, the Mayor of Ashton-under-Lyne, the Town Clerk of Manchester, Mr. John Cheetham; Mr. Robinson, Mr. J. Ellison, Mr. Al derman Bancroft, Dr. Fleming, &c., &c. The following dirßctors of the company were present: —Messrs. Charles Turner, Richard Matley, William Bradby, M. M. de Bartolome, J ames Wall, Richard Thorold, and F. A. Ward. The vice chairs were occupied by Mr. C. Randall and Mr. T. Blake. CHARGES FOR CATTLE ON THE EASTERN LINES. On Saturday another meeting of the farmers and graziers was held at the Norfolk Hotel, Norwich, Mr. J. Neave, of WS•mondham, in the chair, with a view to a reconsideration of the promises of improvement lately made by the Eastern Counties, and for putting them in a fair way for being carried into tangible results. The CHAIRMAN said the complaints with regard to the conveyance of cattle were not confined to the Eastern Counties line, but extended to nearly all the railways in the kingdom. In London he heard complaints of the Great Western that cattle had been upon the line twenty one hours, when they ought to have been up in seven, The London and Brighthn are in search of a locomo tive and carriage superintendent over the 120 miles of line now in full working operation. The Chester and , Holyhead are about to take tenders for the minutiae of locomotion, such as crossings, switches, turn-tables, and water-cranes, indicative of a speedy completion of their line. The Admiralty have given notice of their intention to deepen Holyhead Harbour, to dredge, excavate, build retaining walls, and erect limber jetties. The following co m p an i es are candidates in the money market for loan s t o var i ous amounts :—Chester and Birkenhead, East L ancas hi re, Edinburgh and Glasgow, London and North-Western, Taff Vale,, Irlaler, Ipswich and Bury. It is said that the reformed boa* trilaMitanchester and Leeds intend declaring a dividend at their next half yearly meeting, at the rate of eight per cent. The. Scottish papers state that the English proprietors in the Edinburgh and Glasgow, who hold about 3-4ths of the stock, have determined that the Sunday trains shall be immediately resumed. The York and North Midland intend, with the new year, to take in hand the formation of the railway and works from Selby to Market Weighton, a distance f about 16 miles ; the formation of the railway and works from Copmanthorpe to Tadcaster, a distance of about seven miles • and those on the H arrogate Branch Ex tension, a distance of one mile. Also, the stations, buildings, and other works on the East Riding Branch (Leeds Extension), Selby to Market Weighton, Harro gate Extension, and Copmanthorpe to Tadcaster. The South-Eastern will first commence tha' portion of their North Kent line extending from Erith and the Surrey Canal, a distance of 14 miles. The Leeds and Thirsk are contracting for their carriages and conveyances for general merchandise. The Ashburton, Newton, and South Devon meet to-day to consider the sale of their line to the South Devon. RAILWAYS AND FRESH liEuancos.—llerrings caught at Brighton in the morning are sold i n th e Midl an d counties in the afternoon. This arises from the facilities of transit by the London and Brighton and London and North-Western Railway; and such has been the effect in the reduction of prices, says our Birmingham cor respondent, " that the finest quality can now be had at the rate of from twenty to twenty-five for a shilling, being a reduction of nearly two hundred per cent." THE LATE SUPPOSED MURDER AND SUICIDE. LATEST PARTICULARS. Throughout the whole of Monday the police were engaged in endeavouring to find out the names of the unfortunate child and woman, whose bodies were dis covered near Waterloo bridge, but without success. No letter or anything else was found upon the deceased likely to lead to their identity. A notice was last even ing sent to every police-station in the metropolitan and City districts, with a request that the police on their several beats would make inquiries of the inhabitants as to whether they had missed any persons answering to the description o f th e woman and child. Persons were engaged on Monday afternoon in the neighbourhood of Belvedere and Commercial-roads, Lambeth, inquiring of the wharfingers whether they had seen the woman and child upon their wharfs the preceding day, or if they had beard a splash in the water, such as would be caused if the unfortunate creature had precipitated herself into the river. Up to six o'clock on Monday night they had been unsuccessful in their inquiecs. The clothing of both having been washed, it was found that the child had on a white lace cap and a light-coloured hood, a cho colate and blue coloured woollen turnover, a pair of worsted leggings, and two frocks. It is believed to be not more than 10 or 12 months old. It was an exceed ingly fine chili, and had cut two of its upper teeth. The woman had on a speckled straw bonnet, trimmed with black crape, Adelaide boots, black worsted stockings, a dark silk and cotton shawl, with bunches of flowers on it, and a pair of dark jean stays. She had no wedding ring on her finger, and the only thing found in her pocket was a small box key. Her age was apparently from 26 to 30 years. She was of middle stature, and had dark brown hair. It was found, upon examining the bodies, that neither of the deceased had a single bruise upon their persons, proving that they could not have fallen from any great height. The appearances of the bodies are such as to lead to the supposition that they had not been in the water more than 12 or 18 hours ; but from what part of the river they went in it is impossible to tell, as it is quite possible that they might have been forced along with the tide for some miles. The ligature which bound the two together was what is termed laycord ; it was passed three times round their bodies, and fast ene d to t h e bonnet and cap strings of the woman. The police who have seen the woman declare that she was not known to them, and they are of opinion that she did not belong to the neighbourhood of Lambeth. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.—The Palestine freight ship arrived last evening with the remaining portion of the crew of her Majesty's late brig Osprey, from New Zee'. land. The men were removed from her to the Victory this afternoon by the Echo. The Mercury returned to-day with volunteers from Poole and the neighbourhood. ROTAL MARINES. Lieutenant-Colonel John Hewes (1842), of the Ports• mouth division, has retired on the full pay of his rank. This gallant officer was First Lieutenant serving in the Rainbow in action with the French frigate Ner6ide, 1810 ; was in boats at the capture of a Genoese pri vateer moored under a battery ; was also present at the attack on Leghorn ; and the reduction of Genoa, 1814. By the retirement of Colonel Hewes the following °facers obtain promotion : Bre;et Major T. Wearing to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Hewes. This officer was Second Lieutenant, and served in the CGnqueror, 74, at Trafalgar, when he was wounded. Gazetted 1805. First Lieutenant P. Priest, to be Captain, vice Why• lcck, promoted. This officer was midshipman of the Genoa at Navarino, when he was wounded. Second Lieutenant J. Manger, to be First Lieutenant, vice Priest. First Lieutenant H. P. Lewin (1E37), of the Ports mouth division, died last evening at his residence, Portsmouth. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 19.—. His Swedish Majesty's corvette North Star, 20, Captain G. Hespelberg, arrived on the 18th, in twenty-eight days from New York. During her passage she experienced some severe weather, and shipped several heavy seas, one of which broke in aft, entered her bread- room , an d d amaged her provisions. To-day she was supplied with three tons cf bread and other necessaries. Iler water was obtained from the Royal William Victualling-yard at Stonehouse. She had been on a cruise, and to-morrow will leave this for Fre derickLtadt. The schooner Queen has this week discharged at the Royal William Victualling-y[4:d 932 quarters of Indian corn, making, with six other cargoes received there, ab;)ut 5,400 quarters, the whole of which is ground or is being ground into meal for the destitute in Ireland and Scotland. The mills are kept going night and day; two gangs of men are employed, and in order that the master miller may be always on the spot, he is furnished with a bed in the mill-house. About 1,000 sccks of meal are produced per week. The whole of the corn now in store will be ground in a fortnight, previous to which it is ex pected other cargoes will arrive. 763 sacks of meal have been shipped by her Majesty's steamer Stromboli ; 794 by her Majesty's stere•ship ./Eolui, 42; and 1,000 are to be shipped by her Majesty's steamer Rhadamanthus, Cony expected at this port. These three parcels go to the Isle of Mull, where the y will be under the orders of the captain o f h er Majest's frigate Belvidere. The steam-packet Shannon, Captain Moppett, the cargo of which ignited on the sth instant, left this port in ballast trim on the 11th for Falmouth, whence she departed again yesterday morning for Dublin, where she will be repaired at the extensive establishment of her proprietors, the British and Irish Steam-packet Com pany. The Shannon, which is 153 feet long by 27 feet broad, was originally built by Messrs Fletcher and Co., London, for about 44,0001. In the spring of 1845 she was thoroughly repaired, and supplied with new boilers and engines of 250 horse power, at a cost of 13,0001. She has been employed on various services, but princi- Pally between London , Ply mouth, Fal mouth, and D u blin, on which station she has run about 250 voyages, and never experienced any casualty worth recording before the spontaneous combustion of her cargo on the sth of December. of the line as far accordance with our announcement last week, Mr. SALISBURY AND BISHOPSTOK a RA t : Locke and some other gentlemen surveyed the line on be commenced. w c l a Y rTiag i e n s d iat e l y ; and that lug gage f BishopstokeetAdtlnhdeeesrdbauyr3,l, last. t . IVe A have s ttatal ionn reason and consisting t of t h e trafficw ork s will was almost considered satisfacto ry immediately e There is still much work to be done at the Salisbury terminus, but advantage has been taken of th e p resent fine weath er , an d th e wor ks are rapidly progressing.— Poole Herald. The poll-books were opened yesterday morning, in the Fellow 81 - 4 -porters' Hall, St. Mary-at-Hill, at a quarter to ono ; the numbers were as follows : Curling 2B Old Bower Kalil Robe! is 3l *Gibbs 32 *Piper PWhiiil h liia o p s ms 29 Those marked thus * are new candidates. CRIPPLEG ATE WITHIN. The poll demanded on Monday by Mr. Wilson, the Conservative candidate, was proceeded with this day, at the school-rooms, Philip-Lane, Addle-street. The polling commenced at one, and terminated at three, and appeared to excite considerable interest in the ward. At the closing of the poll for the day, Mr. Alderman CHALLIS announced the numbers to be— Smith 39 Brass Brown 4O Cash 37 Hoole Bennoch 36 And Wilson, the Con- Dewar 39 servative candidate... 20 The polling will commence to-day at two, acd will terminate finally at four o'clock. CORDWAINERS' WARD. The second day's polling commenced at one o'clock yesterday afternoon, and closed at :three, when the numbers declared were, for Muddell 2B Jolliffe Croucher Lott Joyce 29 BISHOPSGATE WARD. The polling commenced yesterday morning at the Ward-Schools, in Peter-street, and continued with great spirit until the close (three o'clock) when the numbers were declared as follows : Stevens Peacock *Owden 134 Patten Jones Hall Filcher Carr Bennett The polling will commence to-day in the contested wards, and finally close. ALDERSGATE. This wardmote was held at two o'clock on Monday, in the General Dispensary, Aldersgabe-street, Sir P. Laurie occupied the chair, and having been called on by Mr. Beasley, explained at length his opinion on the question at issue between the Court of Aldermen and the Common Council. He thought the same principle which entrusted all money bills to the House of Commons would indicate that the members of the Court of Common Council, as the annual representatives of the great body of freemen, ought to have the control of the City purse. He objected to a lavish generosity with other people's money, and thought that the Court of Aldermen had no right to pension off their decayed members. The Court of Com mas Council did not do so, and he disputed the right of his brother Aldermen to the privilege. The Corpora tion was established for the benefit of the citizens gene rally, and ought not to be made subservient to private purposes. It was painful to him to oppose his old friends, but, at whatever sa^,rifice, he had determined to take his stand in support of the common rights and pri vileges of his fellow-citizens. Mr. BEASLEY moved a series of resolutions—the first recommending the citizens at large to call for the inter ference of Parliament, in order to prevent the revenues of the city of London from being perverted to private purposes, instead of the patriotic uses for which they were originally intended ; the second praying for the abolition of a life appointed magistracy ; and the third conveying the special thanks of the wardmete to Sir Peter Laurie, for the support he gave the Common Council in the late struggle. Mr. LANE seconded the resolutions, which were also supported by Mr. Norris, who said the principle at issue was not simply the qualification of Common Councilmen, though the Court of Aldermen had chosen to fight the question on that ground, rather than as associated with their sight to deal with the Corporation funds. As an instance of the manner in which the Aldermen had ex ercised this power, he found, from Corporation returns, that the snms paid in pensions in 1800 was 4301. 3s. 41; in 1810, 480/. ; in 1820, 750/. ; in 1830, 500/. ; in 1840, 2,006/. ss. 9d. ; in 1841, 2.489/. 16s. ; and in 1846, 3,BBll.—(Hear, hear.) The recipients of the latter amount were one alderman, four widows of alder men, four daughters of aldermen, and one granddaughter —in all ten persons.—(Cries of " Shame.") The resolutions having been put, were carried nem. con. The election was then proceeded with, when Mr. Deputy Larkin, Mr. J. T. Norris, Mr. J. Woods, Mr. S. Maw, Mr. E. Godson, Mr. G. Stacy, Mr. S. Shtrwood, and Mr. H. De Jersey were unanimously re-elected. Before the meeting broke up, Mr. Stacy and Mr. Norris alluded to the projected street improvements in the City, denouncing the same as a job, which, if carried out, would swallow up nearly a million of the Corpora tion funds. Sir PETER LAURIE expressed his willingness to call a meeting of the ward on the subject, and it was ultimately agreed to meet on an early day. ALDGATE. Mr. Alderman Humphery presided at this wardmote. Mr. Deputy Lake, Mr. Fisher, Mr. Massey, Mr. White side, Mr. Salter, Mr. Ternan, Mr. Clifton, and Mr. Freeman were re-elected without opposition. After the election, a long discussion ensued on the subject of the dispute between the Court of Aldermen and the Common Council. The course pursued by the latter was warmly applauded by a large majority of the meeting, and resolutions declaratory of the approval of the wardmote were passed. B ASSISHAW. This wardmote was held in the vestry-room of St. Michael's, Basinghall-street ; Mr. Alderman Farneomb in the chair. Mr. Bretton, Mr. Lister, Mr. Wilson. and Mr. James were the former representatives of this ward, and they were all proposed for re-election. A fifth candidate appeared in the person of a Mr. H. Clarke, for whom a poll was demanded. BISHOPSGATE. A poll was demanded in the usual form. At its close the numbers stood thus : Stevens Peacock *0 wden 24 Patten l6 Jones . 22 Tozer Hall 2O Thomas Filcher Carr ....... 19 Sharland l2 Bennett * New ‘:.- - ididates. BRE AD-STREET. • In this ward, held before Mr. Alderman H. Hughes at Cordwainers' Hall, the 'following gentlemen were elected:—Mr. James Southwood Bridge (Deputy), Mr. David Laurie, Mr. James Duncan, Mr. James Dignum, Mr. William Lawrence, Mr. William Hawtrey, Mr. Nicholas Maugham, and Mr. James Pellit Snell, in the room of Mr. Poland, resigned. BRIDGE, Alderman Sir Chapman Marshall presided in this wardmote. Mr. Deputy Pewtress, Mr. Nott, Mr. Hill, Mr. Cope, Mr. Low, Mr. Chadwick, Mr. Watham, and Mr. Mat thews, were re-elected. BROAD-STREET. Mr. Alderman Musgrove presided here. Mr. Deputy Corney, Mr. B. W. Jupp, Mr. H. F. Gadsden, Mr. James White, Mr. C. Wharton, Mr. H. Marriott, Mr. T. W. Foster, and Mr. S. Baker, were the former candidates, and all of them were proposed for re election. Mr. Costerton was proposed as a new candidate, and the show of hands being against Mr. White, a poll was demanded on his behalf. CANDLEWICK. The Lord Mayor, as Alderman of this ward, presided here. Mr. Deputy Evans, Mr. Bond, Mr. Daikin, Mr. Blake, Mr. Towers, and Mr. Kemp, were re-elected. CASTLE BAYNARD. Mr. Alderman Wilson presided here. Mr. Deputy Hicks, Mr. Hoppe, Mr. Collingwood, Mr. Bailey, Mr. Rownson, Mr. Ferrer, Mr. Muggeridge, and Mr. Adlard, were re-elected without opposition. CHEAP. M s r. Alderman Thompson in the chair. Mr. Deputy Brook, Mr. Fenning, Mr. Watson, Mr. Hardwicke, Mr. Phillip, Mr. Hickson, Mr. Oliver, and Mr. Peade, were again chosen as representatives of this ward. CORDWAINERS. Mr. Alderman Wood (who was suffering from severe indisposition) presided here. Mr. Deputy Maddell, Mr. Croucher, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Lott, Mr. Joliffe, and Mr. Taylor (the outgoing mem bers), were proposed for re-election. There was a new candidate, in the person of a Mr. Joseph, on whose be half a poll was demanded. C ORNHILL. Alderman Sir John Pirie presided at this wardmote. Mr. Deputy Harrison, Mr. John Carter, Mr. R. Ran dall, Mr. J. Waterlow, Mr. R. Dever, and Mr. J. Hunter, were re-elected. CRIPPLEGATE WITHOUT. Mr. Alderman Challis presided in this wardmotee WALBROOK, Mr. Alderman Gibbs presided here. Mr. Deputy Watkins, Mr. Ford Hale, Mr. D. W. Wire, Mr. E. Conder, Mr. W. Rowley, and Mr. T. Row ley, were re-elected without opposition. Mr. D. W. WIRE made a long speech on the subject of civic reCorm, and a resolution supporting the Common Council against the Court of Aldermen was ultimately carried. MR. SMEE AND THE POTATO • DISEASE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. IR,—ln consequence of the extraordinary attempt made by Dr. Lindley to cast ridicule upon my treatise on tha potato plant,.by making my opinions diametri cally opposite to those expressed in the book itself, I instituted an inquiry into the official position of Dr. Lindley, and beg to lay the following correspondence before the public. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, ALFRED SMEE. CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN ML ALFRED SMEE AND LORD JOHN RUSSELL. 7, Finshury•circus, Dec. 14. My Lord,—l venture to hope that the importance of the subject of the potato disease may serve as an excuse for my troubling your Lordship with this communication. By observation I have learned that an aphis is the cause of the potato malady, and that the same aphis de stroys also the carrot, turnip, beet, spinach, groundsel, and various other plants, and will even live on the wheat and Indian corn. At this period of the year the fact should be made known to all agriculturists, that they may destroy the insect wherever they find it, and that they may continue to kill it as spring advances. To the extension of this information Dr. Lindley has put a strong barrier, by declaring that an aphis does not cause the potato malady, and, strangely enough, be even states that aphides cannot destroy plants. The assertions of Dr. Lindley, when acting as Govern , ment Commissioner, to advise the nation upon the best course to be pursued, require careful attention, though as a newspaper writer his assertions upon the matter would have but little or no weight. Under these circumstances it becomes a matter of great importance to the country to know whether the writings of Dr. Lindley are now to be taken as the opi nions of an individual writing upon his own behalf, or whether he holds any appointment which gives to his as sertions an official character. It is upon this question I respectfully ask your Lordship's answer, that the public may know whether more than private authority is to be attached to his views. I have the honour to be, my Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient servant, ALFRED SME E. The Right Hon. Lord John Russell. Downing-street, Dec. 16. Sir,—ln reply to your let ter of the 14th inst., asking " whether the writings of Dr. Lindley are now to be taken as the opinions of an individual writing upon his own be half, or whether he holds any appointment which gives to his assertions an official character," I am desired by Lord John Russell to state, that Dr. Lindley is responsible for his own opinions. I am further directed to express to you his Lordship's thanks for the specimen you transmitted to him of the destruction of the bulbs by the aphides. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, Alfred Smee, Esq. R. W. GREY. COMMERCE OF RUSSIA. The Augsburg Gazette gives the following details of Russian commerce for the year 1845:-- "The exports to foreign countries, including Poland and Finland, have amounted to 92,567,745 silver roubles (the silver rouble is worth 3fr. 45c.); the imports to 83,161,372. The exports have been less for many im portant articles than in preceding years, which is attri butable to the bad harvests that have taken place in the western provinces of the empire. The Russian-Chinese commerce has been greater in 1845 than in the year before, amounting to 13,622,000 silver roubles. Tea continues to be the principal article purchased by the Russians, 100,000 chests, weighing from 451 b. to 601 b. each, of the best quality, and 40,000 chests of inferior quality, having been imported. The Russian articles ex ported to China consist principally of furs and cloths and those sent to the transcaucasian provinces, of sugar, provinces, of sugar, dye-stuffs, and spirituous liquors. In 1845, 5 ; 926 vessels entered Russian ports, and 5,940 quitted them. The customs produced 31,958,083 silver roubles, or 1,186,395 less than in 1844. This result is attributed to the large imports of 1844, which is lessened the demands of the following year." THE ROYAL STAG HOUNDS.—Her Majesty's stag hounds, which have not been hunted since Wednesday, the 9th inst., in consequence of the continuance of the late frost, met on Monday morning at the kennel Sat Ascot. About 100, including Major Parker, Captain Seymour, Messrs. Ricardo, Cox, Wemyss, Willis, Wor ley, Mills, &c., were present. Earl Granville, who has not yet recovered from his late accident, attended the meet, in a carriage from the Royal Hotel, at Slough, and witnessed the uncarting of the deer, which took place on the kennel piece at AscJt; the deer taking away across the road on to the race-course, making down the New Mile course to Sunningbill-wells and Kingsbeach, where it doubled to the left to Mrs. Fcster's plantations, on to Broomhill waste, and thence to Windlesham, doubling to the left for Chobham, and over the brooks and ditches which abound in that vicinity. Here, from the numerous spills and duckings which took place, i❑ consequence of the rotten state of the ground, in taking off and landing, several of the field gave in. The deer made from Chob ham for Knap-hill, on to Mill-brook Farm, and was there taken, at Mr. Stiles's, between Chobham and Khap-hill, after a very fast run of an hour and a quarter, over a line of country heavy at all times, but rendered particularly so from the rapid breaking up of the frost. The royal stag hounds will hunt three days more during the week. The fixtures have been :ar ranged as follows:---Thursday, at Salt-hill; on Saturday at Bedfont-lane Gate. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—To TILE UNMARRIED AND MARRIED.—Young persons who are about to enter the marriage state, whether their anticipation of marital happiness is in the possession of children or otherwise, should seek advice of a qualified medical guide. Mar ried persons of both sexes, whether they are suffering from an improper balance of the reproductive powers. lamenting the want of offspring, or on the other hand are e• ;pairing of realising their early hopes through the expenses attendant upon an increasing family, should know that the remecy for both these evils are clearly within their reach, by means which do not involve the sacrifice of any feeling, either moral or physical. Upon the continent this has long been a generally recognised fact, and in this country latterly, a great number of per sons in all ranks of life, have, (in both the above-men tioned cases,) by consulting Mr. Blundell, avoided evil which under their peculiar circumstances, were calcu• lated to render life the reverse of what marriage should make it. Parties who from motives of delicacy desire to consult Mr. Blundell by letter, can do so by inclosing the amount of his consultation fee (one guinea), in the form of a post .office order, and, if it is desired, this may be made payable to any name provided proper information is afforded.—William Blundell, Esq., Consulting Sur geon, 25, Great Marlborough-street, Regent-street. The venerable Member for East Somerset, Colonel Gore Langton, entered on his 89th year last Saturday. Bath Journal. THE FOUNDERING OF THE SHIP HOPE, OF LIVERPOOL, OFF ST. DAVID'S HEAD. INQUEST ON THE BODIES OF THE FROZEN SUFFERERS. NEWQM, SATURDAY.—The inquest on the remains of the ten unfortunate sailors belonging to the ship Hope, of Liverpool, recently lost off St. David's Head, who were washed ashore in the long-beat, frozen to death, as previously noticed in the Morning Post; was brought to a conclusion by Mr. Hamley, the Coroner, yesterday,- when several of the survivors were examined, and the following additional facts were elicited relative to the deplorable event:— The names of the deceased persons are as follows: William Elliot, of Plymouth! Jacob Williams, of Sweden; David Hughes, of Caernarvon; Thomas Brown, of the Isle of Bute; Richard Cutler, cf Plymouth; Charles Colley, of Hull; William Lloyd, of Caernarvon; David Roberts, of Liverpool; Thomas Collings, of America; and another. name unknown. The vessel, it appeared, was manned with a crew of 26, under the command of Mr. W. Jones, master. Sks sailed from Ri o f or Li verpoo l a b out t h ree mont h s ago , with a cargo of guano. Boisterous weather rendered the voyage one of a tedious character, the provisions ran short, and for two or three weeks the men were placed on short allowance. On the 7th inst. the ship got on shore on the Wicklow Bank, off the coast of Ire land, and the Captain, fearing she would go to pieces had the boat lowered, and those belonging to the vessel pushed off to the shore, whi c h th ey succeeded in gain ing. The following day, finding she held together, they determined, if possible, to get her off. This they ef fected, and the next day she was got under weigh, and sailed for Liverpool, or the first port they could make. Within a few hours after, however, the weather became worse, the wind blowing a perfect gale, with a heavy fall of snow; the vessel had already nine feet of water in her hold, and it became evident that she would shortly foun der, as the pumps were choked. The Captain, per ceiving that her destruction was inevitable, called all hands, and told them to save themselves, as he was determined. to abandon her. The deceased and six others got into the long boat, and the Captain, officers, and remainder of the crew took to the gig, leaving the vessel fast settling. They kept together as close as the weather and heavy sea would admit, when in the course of the afternoon a schooner bore down and picked up those in the gig. Those in the long boat saw this, and tried all in their power to get up to her, but could not, and were soon lost sight of, there being at the time a thick fail of snow. An attempt was then made to re gain the Irish coast, which also failed, three of the oars having broken. They then hoisted a small sail that was in the boat, and night coming Imi - they bore'liwav itithb direction of the English coast, keeping the north star astern for their steering mark. Having no provisions in the boat, and being thinly clad, they suffered intensely. The frost was terribly severe and covered their clothes with ice. On the second night they made the Lundy Island lights, and saw a brig, which they hailed, but it merely showed a light and passed on, without offering assistance, although it was quite clear they were seen. Already had many of them fallen victims to a horrible death, and their frozen bodies laid prostrate in the bottom of the boat, and the next night saw three or four others also dead. The boat had been drifted to Trevore Head, from whence it was carried by the current into Mawgan Bay, where it was seen by the Coastguard. Ten of the boat's crew had by that time expired, and the remaining six would inevitably have been lost, had not one of the persons assembled swam off to the boat, while on the breakers, and with the aid of a line secured to the boat, it was hauled safely through the surf to the beach, and the poor fellows were taken out. The wit nesses detailed their sufferings to have been truly awful, they were sadly frost-bitten, and it will be some time ere they recover. The cost-guard, they said, had be • hayed to them most humanely. They took them to their own dwellings, where every attentiou and com f or t was paid them by their families, thus restoring them to a state of consciousness. The jury having viewed the bodies, which lay in a barn adjacent to the Mawgan Forth Station of the coast guard, they returned a verdict, " That the deceased died from the effects of starvation and intense cold." The loss of the Hope is estimated at 10,0001. THE PLAGUE The Paris Academy of Medicine has, during the last five months, devoted all its sittings to the thorough dis cussion of the conclusions come to by the Commission appointed by it to consider the question of the plague. The following is the result of this long discussion : " 1. In the present condition of the population, and their civilisation, the countries where the plague is still generated are, in the first rank Egypt, then Syria, and the Tko Turkeys. "It is, however, to be feared that the plague may equally develop itself, without importation, in the Re gencies of Tripoli and Tunis, and in the empire of Mo rocco ; the same danger, seems to exist no longer in Algeria. " 2. The conditions which favour and determine the development of the plague are, in so far as observation permits us to verify—dwelling on alluvial or marshy soils—a hot and moist atmosphere—low, ill-ventilated, and close houses—the accumulation of a great quantity of animal and vegetable matter in a state of putrefac tion—insufficient and unwholesome food —great physical misery—an habitual state of moral suffering—the negli gence of the laws of public and private health. " 3. The plague in its sporadic state does not seem capable of transmitting' itself. " The plague in its epidemic state, is transmissible, either in the localities whsre the epidemy rages, or be yond those localities. "It transmits itself by the aid of miasmas which escape from the bodies of the sick ; these miasmas dif fused, in close and ill-ventilated places, may create centres of pestilential infection. " The transmissibility of the plague by the mere con tact with the sick, has not been proved by any strict observation. " Fresh observations are necessary to demonstrate that the plague is or is not transmissible by the clothes and effects of the sick. " It results from careful researches made in the Euro pean lazarets, that the plague has not been transmitted by merchandise for more than a century. "4, Beyond the limits of the centres of epidemy, the plague has not appeared in suspected persons more than eight days after a complete isolation. 5. .gn enlightened and persevering application of the laws of health, might, by destroying the causes of the plague, prevent its developement in these places which still generate it. _ _ " 6. Vessels from suspected places should be watched on the departure, during the voyage, and on arrival, by French sanitary physicians, appointed for this purpose. " The employment of a good ss stem of ventilation of vessels should be insisted on during the voyage. " Clean bills of health to be delivered in ordinary times, that is, when the- plague does not exist, or exists only in the sporadic state ; foul bills, in times of pestilen tial epidemy, or imminence of epidemy. " Our conclusions, 3 and 5, indicating, according to facts hitherto observed, when there is any cause for im poeirg quarantines, and what shall be their duration, the Academy leaves it to the authorities to determine by what degress, and to what extent prudence permits the results of observation to be reduced to practice. " The quarantine will be reckoned from the day of de parture for vessels having a sanatory physician on board "For those not having a sanatory physictan on board the quarantine will commence from the day of arrival. " Whatever may be the nature of the Bill of health; if there should occur one or more cases of plague, or only of suspected sickness, on board, during the voyage, the passengers and crew should be placed under the same quarantine, as if they came from a place where the epi demic plague was actually raging. " This quarantine will be made in the lazaret, and never on board. " The vessel will undergo a strict quarantine, the du ration and conditions of which will be regulated by the superior authorities. " The effects of passengers on board all vessels having foul bills of health, will continue to be enveloped in lead on departure, or still better, to be submitted to a suffi cient ventilation during the voyages, if practicable. The plans at present in use for purifying goods are regarded as useless. " Finally, the lazareta should be arranged in such a manner as to secure the isolation of the sick, and at the same time provide perfect ventilation. The sick ought, besides, to receive all the help and cares usually bestowed on ordinary invalids. ROBBERY BY A SRAM COACH-OFFICE, PORTER.-- Monday morning a fellow, having the appearance of a coach-office porter, succeeded in defrauding the servant of Mr. Vander, of Guildford. street, R usse ll- square , o f Bs. 6d., being the amount due for the conveyance of a hamper that he said had arrived by the Eastern Coun ties Railway. The family were from home at the time; and as the fellow threatened to take the hamper back, from one 'end of which there protruded the tail of a phea sant and the feet of a hare, the servant paid him the amount. Mr. Vander, on his return, proceeded to exa mine this unexpected Christmas present, which proved to be oyster shells and sand covered with hay, the fea thers and feet being fastened inside to give the package the appearance of containing game. COMPARATIVE DEGREES OF HEAT AND COLD.— The intensity of the frost in the resent winter fdrnishes interesting matter for comparative seasonable specula tion. It is a subject of philosophical observation, that intensely hot summers are commonly followed by winters of intense cold, the one being in the ratio to the other. The opinion seems to be borne out by a reference to the summer of the present year, which, it will be recollected, was one of great and long enduring heat ; and it is fur ther apparently so, as indicated by a reference to wea ther tables ranging through a long cycle of years. Facts and results apparently so opposite' . are full of interest, and open up a wide field for the reasoner. In northern climates, where the winter is both long and severe, the glass ranging below zero, and the season extending, in % some instances, over eight months of the year, the sum mers, which contain the elements of spring and summer, are generally very hot. The earth for the winter time is ice locked—rivers and lakes are sheeted over, and even springs and gushing fountains are frozen up. Thus it is in North America, Russia, and the whole of the coun tries in the northern regions. The changes of tempera ture are instantaneous, and it not uncommonly happens, behold that the people inhabiting these countries witness, on xt morning, n lovely spring. uyt ee a mena n alli d rhe elory o of, on rising goet r trhr i a s sef i ui t n gi: f ulrfemgoar t eitc h trisc e sbeolaimyf n nu e pai retiring to bed, the very depth of winter, with all its con comitantstt: ' han g ie o ie o nr r tgy i o o (w u ,tfb s i tie ; h s n 7it e ; r al e tie v: d i t n hb t ye e winters summer rdeoveer: of which was one of great heat, and the winter of that year was one of great comparative severity ; so, also, the en suing year of 1812, memorable for the destruction of Na poleon's army in Russia, the winter shearing them off like snow flakes drifting on the stormy wind.