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-------- F COI LITERATURE. U LEKLY VOLUME, LXXXlll— apoleon Ilonaparte : his Sayings and Doings. Vol. .iY VieusAeux. n Fr om the title of this volume, the reader would aturally have expecte d to di scover i n i t some thi ng 0131grarn matic and som e thi ng nove l, either in the in niihunai:ttion or i n th e manner in which things already ak.rlit have b een conveve.d, but he would i iir e been egr eg i ous l y deceived. i'ar from this iorni ng a coll ect i on of the savings and doings of Na cl ,leon Bonapart e i n any way d eserv i ng o f suc h a stinctive denomination, the book is simply a very tne a - "gre, watery, frigid, inatter-of-fact history of that iinunist wonderful of all wonderful men. As far as our gmen t will permit us to discriminate the character ec,a7ne.h.any personage is written about, the style of , position in biography should in some measure be icii °nl . rne nsurate wi t h an d su b serv i ent to t h e part i cu l ar he°,lneracy of th e i n di v i dual. T he statesman s h ou ld a delineates] with candour and dignity the critic in And t f • se and didacti c f‘shion; the- , poet with a glow, e rvour, and i magery apport i oned to the t h eme ; th e in the memoir of any extraordinary warrior, bu ß iL uß r , and the guns, and the musketry, and the pc mould to some extent be symbolised on its ...Y. e„8- When, however, a great marvel, like Napoleon ati'rsar, Without the libidinous nature of Cwsar -.ll‘,ltattl.der, without the drunkenness of Alexander devoicia3utngton, without the stolid intellect (entirely Ivit hnut f i magination) of Washington—a Cromwell, a Mai, b eing a regicide or a fanatic like Cromwell *i tho °met, wit;lout being an impostor—a Frederick, It % lit sullenness—when a great man, like Napo % eChett-anbines in himself the character of a lawgiver, reiabl, statesman, a sage, an orator, and a save account is but natural to look for something in . the t all ( ''f such a being characteristic of some, if no voi tl Z those striking qualities. In this respect the it tb aeit e h be e fore ns is excessively inapt. M. Vieusseux a Sallust, nor a Tacitus, nor even a The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, and attended by the Viscountess Jocelyn, the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, the Maids of Honour in Waiting, the Marquis of Ormonde, Major- General Sir Henry Wheatley, Colonel Bowles, Admiral Sir Robert Otway, Colonel Buckley, and Colonel Bon eerie left the Castle, escorted by a party of the 2d Re giment of Life Guards, commanded by Lieutenant Tot tenham, for the Slough station of the Great Western Railway, to proceed by a special train to town. The royal party occupied five carriages and four. ietywas bell r nit, in the ere electe d •;d 6 :Id, 3/. Fe riel, B. Cubitti. on, J. TaYl :' pwith, he m ,crates. ounced the 5 r illianeY4 . s°! ve ri urishing 10 se( l6 ' ) e i a gar-- owi t. feisre• V u thl lait year $ fibers, Mt. ' Atj'ir i tee, , e annua l P", SUCCi nctly ?loot it it aPPel' i tio o Lie of gu e ., jr by thesroe P r pad he great P l eering 13 178 0 ade froin spirit r porr el: to /11 members. 4 The Duke of Buecleuch, L•►rd President of the Council, attended yesterday at the Privy Council-office, White hall. Prince Castelcicala has returned to town from Lei cestershire to attend the opening of Parliament. The Prince transacted business at the Foreign•office on Monday. Feb,; Tuesdalt i ) of the or l ode of de gar te IV. 60 1 4 4 'king or the hi, le on g 'Ai I'S OF THE SEA. By Personae. the s.little volume of poems is prettily imagine Var t : tl°ll is very graceful indeed ; and will appeal 4 04 1 .9 . to all who have any recipients of their love ,141 t ca n waters; and scarcely an English family 41 4 0 1,nuniber a sailor among its members. The 414 biti o r book is unambitious—the ideas are i u n n n.. - a i t tbiti,„'""and the character of the metre 4044-„"s• however, though modesty is a valuable 14 7 in f or any lyrical composition, that modesty tllso c ir carried t oo f ar, b y ren d er i ng t h e thoughts Poverty; and reduci ng the language to great nd Ilitth e i A little more anx i ety to be excellent a tl: wo uld have p reven t e d that terrible bathos 410 14 see ° ll cl line of what is intended to be a " aful piece:— b m iss thee, 0, my brother ! erS°l 3lla "I'th My papers all before nie! should be a little more circumspect before 't is e ;g„ upon the hazard of a poetical publication. n g a ros e l ea f upon troubled waters. St r -.P-I NS7'RUCTION FOR YOUNG th C4IWENERS. By J. C. Loudon. el l e anniversary of Washington's death, namely, lilt.eenaber 14th, 1843, died John Claudius Loudon ll ttri n , ati k whose integrity of character and amiable hai°,;:ad endeared him to a staunch cluster of d g . te - r r i ces, while the ass . iduity . of his studies an noir e excellence of his writings had already ° r him an European reputation. As . ari . /4 tll th ruld botanist, his opinions have long carried great authority, and his very name is now fit B,;:telY associated with that science as Herschell L 'it h sql, "° n l Y, Liebeg with chemistry, Whewell wes,lll,..cniatics, or Murchisson with geology. Not mon h: t hat, like those illustrious philosophers, Lou -411:34i:e- any extraordinary discoveries in the that, lik e Which his - whole intellect was devoted—not he has made any grand innovations in lit4estanlished system ; but that, animated with a l omtk. anx iety for the `° diffusion of knowledge" It by tv o c lass wh o were hi t h erto exc l u d e d f rom YelUtidat."e abstrusenes s o f it s expos i tors, L ou d on *No ll e i ti the obscure, and systematised what had sl44 t , er s Sr been given in a desultory and disjointed tb In the present volume we have, accordinF Laste edit. , L preface, John Claudius . Loudon s 17 8 wicl o ,.. e4 V to Gardeers"—the text being under " supervision, the sections upon mechanics, 4 trar es tli o _ t , i es , and hydraulics ' being furnished by Dr. tott,trile those on architectural drawing, and si 15 ert s r, al Projection, and perspective .by Mr. Zttiii,,,C ll , besides several other interpolations from gloa s -3' au thoritative sources. Surrounded by all Neeeessories of talent and industry this work tli o l , i , e t Possibly be more practical in its application : 111 4 0 ,; accurate in its details. For young garden arateinrresters, for bailiffs, for land stewards, and for Pes ch ? in gener a l, it w ill prove a per f ect vade mecum— 414ida:ree on all d ou btf u l po i nts — as use f ul for their *ti t " l e r e as the shafts are to the plough. Although, Loudon, we must ever regret the d7ea,ae husband, before he had still further embellished l iip„,_ B eitiostructor, b y appending to it disquisitions ki th ß drawing trees, flowers, and landscapes, together :IZseveral other accompli s h ments , we can discover ugle deficiency sufficiently important to mar the ),,4%etry, or abstract from the completeness of the ~I n e now under consideration. Its plan is ori 4k, and ingenious, its style is comprehensive and N I ? its success in all respects is entire. We can NI and honestly recommend it to all horticul and agricultural students. cOp t It ' P OPULA TION AND ITS REMEDY. 1 1t 4 "he By W. T. Th ornton . SN il rile of more vital consequence, nationally and oot eti , tally, or one that has been more frequently ' could not possibly have been selected. Its : 4 1)pi,, ne e is self-evident, as upon it depends the N, - Ns or misery, tbe prosperity or indigence, of 41Lat large • while at the same time, it has so 140,•1471Y afforded materials for the disquisitions of Nt4,_gacious minds as, to a very considerable ex pti!2,4vc, allayed the curiosity of political students k 414 tend 4 " 3l ropists. So many quacks have arisen t ~I.4llered their nostrums as an infallible remedy eha o t Ittk 14nberances of the human rac 114 ,ks t, t ar ql become somewhat chary of lending tit: ' 4 ll any new-comer in the same field. jack, has so very often become unconsciously `he Puddin g of statistical jugglers of this nation, l tl,:l r eads some time wakening up from a second . - ",(ltu deceit, to find himself a general laughing tpi.oatii-ulut. John Bull may, in the present instance, 4 ti k tti without trepidation—he will here find no ~,"E/sCe „ ,°r impossible theory—he will here find no q:41,1 imagination,_ but, on the contrary, a at e t, h. enlightened effort of reason. Instead of 04 4 . 6 Some novel and impossible scheme, Mr. . 11 ha s contentel. himself with a careful inves ou h, a s h ( if the opinions of his predecessors. On this st eed e ullt up a very I tt ssinsi . bl . e plan of affording uted for upon of over-population--a plan a p e la e n on w nt h in ic g h is 4i): ( kal ad .P° ll a substratum o jt ki e which have to be . eradicated. t6 e e 'ever essay upon this most int d e . res A tin s g a sub -14 .present book deserves all possible 1)1 1 eu tt lt_ i of sel ec ti on displayed by v itsattention author, attetn ; io is s el l hi s 0 1 . _1 1 3 7 the extreme modesty with which he Th, • The Earl of Dalhousie, President of the Board of Trade, arrived in town yesterday morning from Scotland. The Ecclesiastic:A Commissioners f r England had a general meeting yi , :,t•rday at the office in Whitehall place. There were present the Archbishop of Canter bury, the Bishops of Winchester, Ely, Llandnff, Oxford, and Rochester, the Earl of Bessborough, the Earl of Chichester, and the Right Hon. Sir, George Grey. Mr. Freshfield had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office, from the Governors of the West India Colonies. Sir John Hope had an interview with Sir George Clerk, yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Sir Robert Peel had a full dress dinner party of forty one members of the House of Commons, (including the Right Hon. the Speaker, and the mover and seconder of the address,) at his residence, in Whitehall-gardens, yesterday evening. -; R. CO kiwi' El ii.cU LA Il t i Clae c , 4, illt q v ti and Prince Albert, accompanied l'; iinnis_ W Oes, and the prin t c , e a ss • c ton 1 4 I ttrtc 4l , l l lritine at ten minu from the Padding nee k ipinu s ' 1 ., 1 ! a can rage and fourt,ern p l a l: t y t a h l, r ee arrived o, .lo o'clock Railway. Pri 81 1 :'d a d ", the. Great . 11 re f'ar, tte:ZPrineess Ali N c V e e , s were in another to l ,siss?yttl %,,i''„l'lm_lied . by the c 4 three carriages and four, and ; Dowager Lady th i , i t r.d of t h e ..i-7etipiet. L N. vy carriaget teltaoand. I tti n e i 4al ds of tr o : 18 qiuntess .J.,o:elyn, Lady in N e, Majo. r,"°4 in Wait' g, Wheatley, '''-vener. 1 Sir Henry the Marquis A o d f ra O ir r a i Buckley, 14 R o oert otw a Bowles, Colonel _ a oons t oo e i 1 1 ,, 4 3's Colonel oe Li g ht pr g kti the eseo"rtaverie, A party , received at 1/11:rl'ajt4'aiebstY,Etnd her Royal Consort were recce N x le, th, % tne Lord Chamberlain, the Master of t e ll i e s d Captain Fran rhei)l7i *+arquis of Granby, an t three A tle ll s ck l e n eri 11,1,1 a Privy Council at half-past ''"e t n. 4 ‘ wits attended by his Royal Hig Earl ""„e as Chane e lloi, the Duke o 01 peorladdington the Duke of Wellington,_sGisaham, the 'Rht 4 th e Earl of Aberdeen, of li)tQ4,,, ° II. W. E. Gladstone, -1 1 1 0 4-e r, the E II Stihre"Cmheancellorrnorfi 'ti le !?, L ° rd Granville arl of E enbo.rough, the_ _ . nc,lin, f 33encelasessusePihrr:Rn theco Prince lti_,gi tr i r „ _. Somerset,tlit_•_. German's,tilt" 6 Earl of Li t e gllt 110_°: _Palhousie, the Earl the the l' t O l e t hellaal ub4tlliney Herbert, iNier tohre the e rt Steward, ora and . I\T l ,a't. - r s i e . ne . Stole to Prince Albert. 111 5 P i l.g-en in Council was pleased to declare the Most 17,Ng t . : alter Duke of Buccleuch, Lord President of her ,Aylt Is, 8 InOSt Honourable Privy Council, and his Lira er Place at the boardaccordingly. ''s 44 .iPat h • beenpleased to deliver the cus ‘)i °l' the p3.' "ing Honourable Thomas 'OM, t of b„. r l vy Seal to the Right ',Addington, the oath of Keeper of the Privy ' 414 to as adnainistered to him, and the Noble Earl took 4 44 e at the Board. th;llloo.shQueen having been leased to appoint the Right e C e4 r3' Earl of llarew P ood to be Lord-Lieutenant of -Pk ; t hiding of Yorkshire, his Lordship took the Ite'llted oaths. 111,0ot.Majesty having been pleased aoit the Right ; 4 rtf -as lea, Earl of Verulam, to beLord-Lieutenant of ‘') b,?tdshires the Noble Earl took the oaths appointed l'h "alten thereupon. li n , e que ' ,q iit thi r_ a s speech, o r n ah op e enln a g the session of Par is, Th, . r) . dy, was arranged d reed upon. ,ititi .ion. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the 101 In Waiting. ~_ Th'' Majesty gave audience to Sir . Robert Peel. . 4rp q ' 1 Court was attended by the Vice-Chamberlain, the 0 4aurer of the Household, the Comptroller of the Iv Nllold, and the Marquis of Anglesey, Gold Stick in stti hg. t1i,W,....411)80-Rs WEDNESDAY. —The unfavourable state of clo weather throughout the forenoon, prevented . the t a" ringere Royal family from taking their usual ilt lY a tZ l ° Duke and Duchess of ko raing at tw o o'clock. Buccleuch left the Castle THE. SUN LONDON, THURS DA. Y EVENING, JANUARY 22, 1846. LYMINGTON. The Hon. Colonel Keppel has issued the following address to the electors of Lymington. The gallant officer was a candidate for this borough in 1841, on only a few days' notice, and was only 43 behind Mr. Mac kinnon on the poll. Gentlemen,—l beg to announce to you my intention of offering myself a candidate for the honour of your suffrages at the next election. My political opinions have undergone no change ; they are comprised in the sentence I employed in my first address to you—" the greatest good to the greatest number." The same cause which obliged me to leave my residence in the vicinity of your town, viz., illness in my family, will ne cessitate a further absence of some months, but in the Autumn I intend to renew the kindly relations of friend and neighbour, and hope ere long to add to them the honour of being your representative. _ _ Mien the proper time arrives I shall pay my respects to you individually. In the meanwhile it is not my wish to - disturb the town by a premature canvass.—l have the honour to be, Gentlemen, your most obedient servant, GEORGE KEPPEL. The Hlowing correspondence between Mr. 3,ackin non and one of the leaders of the Conservative party in Lyrnington has been published in that borough. It is amusing, and speaks well for Colonel Keppel's prospects of success. TO THE ➢fEMBERS OF THE CONSERVATIVE SOCIETY OF LYIVITI. GTON. Gentlemen,—Since Mr. Mackinnon has thought fit to send down to his political agents in Lymington, a copy of a letter addressed to me, to be shown by them to all persons of the Conservative party of the town and neighbourhood, I think it is but fair that my letters to Mr. Mackinnon, as well as his replies, should be exhibited. 'ln the first place, I should state that Mr. Mackinnon wrote to me on the 18th of December, asking my opinion as to his coming forward again for Lymington ; my reply is No. 1 of the letters ; after receiving No. 2, and as there appeared no immediate chance of a dissolution of Parliament, I thought it fair to let Mr. Mackinnon know what really appeared to me and others, to be the state of feeling towards him in the town, as well as neighbourhood, of Lymington, so that he might have time to consider well whether it might not be both politic and agreeable to his own feelings to look out for a seat in Parliament elsewhere. My opinion was grounded on the sentiments of dissatisfac tion which have been so freely expressed by many, and even by those who have hitherto politically supported Mr. Mac kinnon. I did think that, if an unpopular second candidate on the Conservative side was again brought forward, our opponents might considerably add to their numbers; but I really believe a Whig or Radical candidate would be as far from obtaining success as ever. In wishing Mr. Mackinnon to resign his pretensions to the Parliamentary seat for Lymington, I not only con sidered such a step advisable for the Conservative cause, but that it might be of the greatest local advantage to the town, as a candidate might come forward connected with a nobleman, a member of the present Government, and lately become the proprietor of estates in an adjoining parish, who would have it in his power most materially to benefit the town and trade of Lymington. I have now given you a plain statement of facts, and I am sure that no gentleman who reads that letter of Mr. Mackinno❑ (made public for political purposes) addressed to me will be surprised at my wishing to lay before you the whole correspondence. I remain, Gentlemen, yours very faithfully, F. R. WEST. LETTERS. (No. 1.) Arnewood House, Dec. 21, 1845. Dear Sir,—Before I answer the contents of your letter of the 18th instant, dated from Brighton, and received this morning, I wish to know whether, from the heading " Pri vate," it is your desire that I should not communicate your letters to the other gentlemen of Lymington and its neigh who Consorvative interest which 'has hi therto returned the two members for the borough. Acting as I now am with that party, I should not feel justified in entering into a correspondence with you, unless you allow me to show that correspondence to the heads of the Conser vative party here. With this understanding I shall be ready to place before you the real feeling of the party as regards the return of two Conservative Members for Lymington.— I am, &c. &c., F. R. WEST. W. A. Mackinnon, Esq. (No. 2.) December 23, 1845. Dear Sir,—ln answer to yours of the 21st instant, I beg to say that, as I have only mentioned the business to a few influential gentlemen, and as the old Ministry are again in office, and no probability exists of a dissolution till after the session of 1847, it may be as well to let the matter drop for the present, as far as my letter to you is concerned. As no chance exists of a dissolution, at present, I will beg leave to tell you that which I have been desirous of doing ever since 1841, had the opportunity been offered of per sonally doing so ; that is, if any expression ever fell from me that would give you any annoyance, I much regret it ; and that I have always entertained towards you that sentiment of respect which is entertained by all who have your ac quaintance.—Yours, &c. &c, W. A. MACKINNON. I write this in a hurry, just leaving town, and wishing to answer by return of post. (No. 3.) Arnewood House, Dec. 25, 1845. Dear Sir,—l have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 23d instant. As I find you have written to others in the neighbourhood to the same purport as your letter to me of the 18th instant, I can no longer consider its contents of a private nature. The Conservative interest in Lymington is strong enough to re turn two Members, provided those who compose that interest are united. I think it but fair to inform you that there is not that unanimity at present which is so desirable ; Mr, Stewart's seat is perfectly secure, but I candidly tell you that yours is not generally so considered ; indeed I think you must be in some measure aware of this, for you cannot but romember that several of those who voted for you at the last election did so for the cause, and not with much hearti ness for you ; without a hearty and good feeling for the can didate, as well as zeal for the cause, the chances will be great for an adversary. This danger several anticipate if you again come forward, and I decidedly tell you that such is my feeling, and I think it most desirable that another Conservative candidate should be invited. Nar d, O:l ft g roi h e t friends d t o represent o c consider n o s u id r In justi ce b ot h to yourself and the Conservative party hero, you e Lp r ya N r v nit e yi l n l igta the otno policy winn,.c nwe w o h f or. a ua g rr a gl i ie n a coming myoelu for vward, may be, I know not ; b ut this I do know that to some the e of the heads of our party know th a t your return in 1841 was gained with some difficulty.—Yours, & e ., W. A. Mackinnon, Esq, E. E. WEST. * Mentioned in Mr. M.'s letter of the 18th of December. (No. 4.) Dear Sir,—Your letter of the 25th instant has reached me ; in my reply to you, I will exercise the same candour and freedom in expressing myself, as you have used towards me, and do so I trust in a proper and becoming manner. You are pleased to say, that unanimity in our party is desirable, and in this sentiment I cordially agree : in the next sen tence, however, you add, " that you think another Conser vative candidate should be invited." Surely to start three Conservative candidates in the field cannot be the way to preserve unanimity! Afterwards you state that so far back as 1841, there was at first some disunion in our party. This may be correct, but by whom was that disunion fomented? At that period, I believe, you attempted to bring another candidate forward ; I have been informod by a gallant officer, a particular friend of mind, Col. Pringle Taylor, that you called upon him, offered him the seat for the borough, and urged him to come forward. Surely that was not the way to keep up unani mity, to stir up an opposition in the same party, and to bring Conservatives against each ether. What would be thought of me, if I had a pique against Mr. Compton, and was to call upon any gentleman in the county, and urge him to oppose the sitting member, and then write to Mr. Comp• ton—tell him there was a want of unanimity amongst his friends—and that he had better not come forward, and to act in this manner without stating any objection whatever to his political conduct !! You have, I think, been in the House, and are aware that the Government will not support any one in opposition to a Conservative Member who is true to his colours ; no Conservative would act against Mr. c, : i.mton if he offered himself. Such opposition would only we .k the party, and create that disunion you deprecate. Aftecn .rds you say "you know not who the persons in the town, urged me to stand again, may be." I beg in answer to i. ;:ure .. you, that they are amongst the most w i. :4 ; gentlemen and persons in the town :he Walhampton influence included; leading and inflom._ lal and its neighbourhood , and that, under such .‘l,l•3ll?tees, I shall certainly offer myself a gain. Taking these eiretliastances into consideration, I beg to submit to you, that the p:ngon who injures the Conserva tive interest would be that m." 11 who (by wh a t ever motives he might be actuated I cannot pre011(1 to say) was to endea vourgs to start another Candidate, hav,'tte no fault to find with the the political conduct of the pres ent Met.r ; I will only add, that, I trus t and ho p e, .‘ki' feelin Som of an noyance at the correspondence t hat took p i a -ce e years ago between you and me, ate entirel y obliterat;Rd from your mind and memory, as they are fro m mine, that I NlO this in perfect good humour, and repeat that I shall regret if glly act of mine had, at any time, given you cause of offe.. l o. Yours, &c., &c., W. A. MACKINNON. Bentinch House, Brighton, Tuesday (30th). (No. 5.) Manor House, Lyndhurst, Jan. 1,1846. Dear Sir,—Your letter of the 30th instant I received this morning. I hasten to reply to part of your letter in which you state that Col. Pringle Taylor informed you that I had offered the seat for the borough of Lymington to him. I beg leave to say that no offer of such a nature was made by me, but negociations were carried on with Col. Taylor for the in troduction of another gentleman, a friend of his. Whatever I have done, or may do, as relates to the political interests of Lymington, or its neighbourhood, must be in conjunction with others.—l am, yours, &c., &c., F. R. WEST. W. A Mackinnon, Esq. GRAY'S INN, JAN. 21.—Samuel Joyce, Exq., was this day called to the degree of Barrister-at-law by the Hon. Society of Gray's Inn. PARLIAMENTARY ENTERTAIN- MEN TS. Last evening the Duke of Wellington, as the Minis terial leader in the House of Lords, gave his customary Parliamentary banquet at Apsley House to the sup• porters of the Government. Above 40 Peers assembled at the banquet, among whom were— The Lord Chancellor, Lord Lyndhurst. Dukes—Rutland, Cleveland, Beaufort, and Buceleuch. Marquises—Exeter, Salisbury, Cholmondeley, Aber corn, Hertford, and Winchester. Earls Shaftesbury, Ellenborough, Haddington, Aberdeen, Liverpool, Jersey, Verulam, Harewood, Dalhousie, Clare, Powis, Bathurst, Cardigan, St. Ger mans, Lonsdale, Ripon, Delawarr, Brownlow, Eldon, and Clanwilliam. Viscounts—Strangford, Hawarden, and Canning. Lords Wharneliffe, Ashburton, Forester, and De Ros s the Earl of Home and Lord Farnham, the mover and seconder to the Address in the House of Lords, were also present. _ _ As usual, imine;liately after the dinner had finished, the Duke of Wellington read her Majesty's Speech to be delivered to-day at the opening of Parliament. It was after ten o'clock when the company separated. Sir Robert Peel, as F►rst Lord of the Treasury, gave a grand full dress banquet last evening, at the Right Hon. Baronet's private mansion, in Whitehall-gardens. The entertainment was served up in a style of consum mate elegance in the noble picture gallery. Lord Francis Eerton, who moves, and Mr. Beckett Denison, who seconds, the Address in the House of Commons, were present. Among the guests were the Right lion. the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Right lion. Sir James Graham, the Right Hon. Henry Goulburn, the Earl of Lincoln, Lord Granville Somerset, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, the Right Hon. Sir Tho.nas Fre mantle, Sir George Clerk, lion. He'iry Manners Sutton, Hon. William Bingham Baring, Mr. Young, Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Henry Baring, Mr. Mackenzie, Mr. Cripps, Hon. Henry Corry, Admiral Sir George Cockburn, Rear-Admiral Bowles, lion Captain Gordon, Hon. Henry Fitzroy, Viscount Jocelyn, Viscount Mahon, Sir Frederick Trench, Colonel Peel, Lord Arthur Len nox, the Attorney-General, Sir Frederick Thesiger ; the Solicitor-General, Sir Fitzroy Kelly ; the Attorney- General for Ireland, the Lord Advocate for Scotland, the Right Hon. J. Nicholl, Sir Charles Douglas, the Earl Jermyn, Lord Ernest Bruce, Right Hon. Lieut.- Colonel Lionel Dawson Darner, Lord Charles Wellesley, Capt. Meynell, lion. Capt. Duncombe, and Mr. Greene. Sir Robert Peel, at the conclusion of the dinner, rose and read the Speech to be delivered by the Queenito•day at the opening of the Parliamentary session. The com pany separated at half-past ten o'clock. Lord John Russell entertained a party of twenty at dinner last evening at his Lordship's family residence, in Chesham-place, comprising the Noble Lord's leading political friends in the House of Commons. The follow ing noblemen and gentlemen constituted the party Viscount Palmerston, the Right Hon. Sir John Cam Hobhouse, the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Lord Marcus Hill, the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, Lord Seymour, the Right lion. Edward Ellice, the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, Hon. Colonel Anson, the Right Hon. Fox Maule, Mr. C. Wood, Mr. Tufnell, Mr. Vernon Smith, Mr. Ward, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. B. Hawes, Mr. Ord, and Rear-Admiral Dundas. THE GALE OF MONDAY NlGHT.—During the storm of wind on Monday evening, part of the steeple of the church lately erected at Red-hill, near Reigate, under the superintendence of Mr. Knowles, architect, of Raymond's•buildings, fell with tremendous violence into the body of the church, penetrating the roof, ceiling, and timbers. Had this disaster occurred during divine service on the previous day, the loss of life might have been fearful. The seats are very much damaged, some of them shivered into splinters, and others actually torn from the flooring, such was the force of the concussion. It is uncertain when the church will be again fit for service. - - Mr. George Duke, a farmer of Northmundam, who was on the platform at the late protection meeting in Chichester, discharged one of his labourers named Hutchin, on the following morning, because the poor man had refused to sign the protection petition at the meeting the day before ; and the man has had no work since. This is a dreadful state of things. Here is a poor fellow reduced with his wife to a state of want, for having disobeyed his employer's command. not because he was a bad labourer, but because he refused to sign a petition to Parliament to keep up rents and the price of provisions. Such is the state of slavery in which the Sussex labourer is held ! Hutchins is not likely to get work, as no other farmer in the neighbourhood will think of " taking on" a discharged man. He must therefore starve or be committed to the union-house, unless he can conciliate Mr. George Duke, of Northmundam, one of the crew who talk of upholding the corn-law for the labourers' benefit. —Brighton Guardian. RIBBONMEN PAYING TOO DEAR FOR THEIR Wins- TLE.—We understand that a famous capture of six armed Ribbonmen was made a few nights since, near Athboy, by a party of the Westmeath constabulary, acting under the di rection of S. A. Reynell, Esq., of Archerstown. Mr. Reynell, we learn, received private information of a contemplated meeting between a party of the Meath and Westmeath Rib bonmen, who were to assemble at a certain place and make use of a peculiar whistle to identify their presence. The police doffed their green habiliments and mounted frieze coats and " caubeens" to represent the Westmeath "boys," and thus prepared started for the bivouac, on reaching which they made use of their identical whistle agtectl on by the original contracting parties. The Meath boys were true to their appointment, and so fell easy victims to the wily police, who safely conveyed them to Trim Gaol. The Rib bonmen were all armed, and, we understand, had the new pass werds ready for delivery, and they did deliver them, very reluctantly, however, into the hands of the police.—Pilot. A CONSIDERATE LANDLORD.—A few days ago a person who occupies a farm under the Marquis of Westmin ster, in a township near Chester, waited upon that nobleman to represent to him that he could not afford to pay the rent which he was charged. The Marquis appointed a valuer to go over the farm, and the result has been, not only an annual reduction of 801. on the rent, but the noble-minded landlord has also forgiven his tenant arrears to the amount of 3001. We could be more precise as to name and place ; but for obvious reasons we consider the above the more judicious mode of noticing an act of liberality which uught not to go unrecorded.—Chester Chronicle. CORONER'S INQUIRY RESPECTING THE LATE FIRE ix DRURY-LANE.—Last night, Mr. Bedford instituted, at the Duke of Wellington, Drury-lane, an inquiry respecting the origin of the late fires that occurred on the premises, 90 and 91, Drury-lane. The churchwardens, overseers, and other parochial officers, were present. William Ellis, in the employ of Mr. Gray, the owner of the workshop where the fire first broke out, deposed that the workshop was locked up on Satur day night, the 10th inst., when all the lights were extin guished. The master, he, and his f e llow-apprentice, had a key each. He never parted with his key, and heard when he went to his work on Monday, that the fire broke out the preceding day. George Buxton, apprentice to and residing with Mr. Gray, at Vine-street, Lambeth, corroborated the evidence of the last witness, adding that he was with his mother at Pimlico on the day of the fire, and that he left his key in his jacket in Vine-street whilst he was with his mother. Elizabeth Bradley, occupying a floor which has the com mand of Mr. Gray's workshop, stated that about two o'clock on the 11th inst. she saw a light in the workshop, which in creased until four o'clock, when the alarm of fire was raised. She saw no one in the workshop that day. Mary Curtis, living at No. 90, Drury-lane, stated that between eleven and twelve o'clock on the day of the fire she heard a footstep advancing to Mr. Gray's workshop, and that, after some time, she heard the same footstep descend, and the door slam. Mr. Macey, landlord, said that he first heard of the fire on his premises about half-past four, and he assisted in putting it out. Mr. Samuel Gray, having been cautioned by the Coroner, stated that on hearing that his workshop was on fire, he hastened to it. He could not account for the fire. He was insured for 1001. At the suggestion of the Coroner, the inquiry was adjourned to enable all who had evidence to give to do so. Mr. Macey said that it was reported that he had his premises insured for 1,0001. He hoped the press would correct that report, as he was not insured for a far thing. The Court was then adjourned. ce lun P ns tßhyoi event e E e npm e trTbo of f o er N ser ,et AND ipsoaenaidl moh fee teChtt thought s ogcuo P , gr E hn3 N t., Ir S at. Awhes Christopher,Ol aa N sn k. for ri landholders one ee compensation,sotLf itn he not, in the for, if they did, most likely they would have to pay an ad.. ditional.property-t ax . Wh at is this but a virtual confession, by one of the landlords, that the notion of " compensation " is not founded on reason or honesty? Granting compensation would be as unust as the corn-laws are bad. CELLAR TRAPS.—Yesterday afternoon, as Mrs. Feltham, a middle-aged lady, residing in King-street, High Holborn, accompanied by her daughter, was walking along o D n r Drury-lane, the r y - f l o a o n t e, p s a h v e e m a e c n ci t d , e w n h t c ll h y b t e ro in d g o n u n o s n ec e ur o e f d h t u e i rn r e o d n o p n l a o t n es e side and she fell with her left leg through the hole above the knee. Several persons assisted her up, and at first it was feared she had fractured her leg ; but, on examination, it was found that the limb was not broken, but that the knee pan was seriously and extensively injured. DEATHS BY DROWNING.—On Wednesday Mr. Baker held two inquests on the bodies of persons who had been drowned. The first was held at the Spotted Dog, High street, Poplar, on the body of John Gladwell, a smith, aged I forty-six. It appeared that on Friday last the deceased was at work on board the iron steam-ship the Trident, now lying at the entrance of the East India Export Dock; about ten o'clock he left that vessel to get on shore, and whilst at tempting to cross from one ship to another, the night being very dark, he did not observe that there was a space of seve ral feet between them, and he fell into the water. Drags were procured, and he was picked up in about twenty mi nutes; medical efforts were made to restore animation ' with out effect. The next inquest was held at the Town of Rams gate, Wapping, on the body of a sailor, named John Alexan der, aged thirty-five years, who accidentally fell overboard. When taken out of the water he was quite dead. Verdict in each case—" Accidental death." LICENSED VICTUALLERS' SOClETT.—Wednesday evening the licensed victuallers gave their annual ball, in the great room of the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, the proceeds of which go the funds by which their school is sup ported. These balls have always been well attended, and have always been of great assistance in carrying out the benevolent objects of the subscribers to them, but the ball of Wednesday night surpassed all the predecessors of it which we have witnessed in the numbers and respectability of the company. There were from 1,000 to 1,200 persons present, and by them the festive scene was kept up till far into the morning. The arrangements, under the care of Messrs. Bathe and Breach, were satisfactory to everybody ; the whole of the multitude assembled were accommodated iwith what ever they desired in the most liberal manner. Refreshment rooms were thrown open, and supplied with the appliances for supporting the vigour of the dancers, and increasing the pleasures of the evening. Indeed, nothing was wanting to render the occasion one that will long be remembered by all were present, and one that will prove beneficial to the char;table object it was meant to assist. The band of Mr. Adams: attended, and played all the most fashionable waltzes, polkas, galopades ? &c., usual on these occasions. SUDEWN DEATH.—This morning between eleven and twelve Mr. Windslane, a master builder, residing in Duke-street, .Bloomsbury, suddenly dropped down in his counting-house. When he was picked up he was found to be dead. TEE COAL MINERS.—A portion of the coal miners turned out in this neighbourhood on Friday, the employers and the employed not being able to come to terms, at Lord Bradford's, Mr. Scow croft's, and one or two other Places. A meeting was held yesterday amongst the operatives, and another takes place to-day.—Bolton Free Press, RAILWAY ROBBERIES. The following copy of a statetnent made by Daniel Garrett relative the railway robberi,s, though hitherto withheld, may afford some s rvice to the public:— " On board the Barrette transport, Dec., 1845. " These dishonest practices began with me about thirteen months ago, when I was living in idleness close to the railway station, and used to go on to the platform to see the trains come in; and there it was I got into conversation with the people of the railway, and joined a connexion. My first parcel was a carpet bag, which was taken on the arrival of a train as if I was a passenger; but that mode of acting became dangerous, as, on several occasions, the owners intercepted their property, and, but for the timely assistance of a con federate, I should not have escaped so easily. Other methods were hit upon, which if made known may pre vent such practices in future. We found it best to work at dark. Sometimes a passenger would be watched, and if any parcel of his promised well he would be dodged through to the train, and, when he had passed on, with the confederate we managed matters easil) ; for, where practicable, he would put the luggage in the wrong place, or with a wrong ticket on it, or boldly give it to a confederate as his luggage to go with him in the train instead of in the luggage van; a confederate would ride a short or a long trip, and then claim the particular article, or walk away with or without the conni vance of the guard, depending on his being in the secret or not. It was by going as a short passenger that we were able to effect these things ; or else would, on the arrival of the train, boldly seize anything, and if stopped, it could be etributed to mistake. It was at the junction lines especially that we were able to work as well without the assistance of the railway man as with it. The passengers were gone out into the refreshment-rooms, and there was another by which we could start off to another place. In these va rious ways the game was played ; first one way, then another on one line, then changed about to another, in tending to change from line to line in succession. " Mr, Hartiey's box of scriP, - which was valued at 40,0001, and supposed to have never reached the line, as not taken away from the train till we reached Wol verton ; and, if passengers will go away from their luggage without having it labelled, or seeing that it goes with the train, or leave it at refreshment-rooms, they must expect to lose it. I was not a thief by profession. I had been a valet and confidence of several noblemen, travelling with them, and never wronging them of a shilling. Unhappily for me I got into the debtors' prison, Whitecross-street, three years ago, for a trim. con., which I fear spoilt me for honest labour. Our parcels we had before divided, and returned to the owners any papers ; and although about twenty-five have been traced yet there were very many naore, and as fast as they were taken they were sold at various places, the marks being erased to avoid detection ; but this scrip sorry puzzles us. My first impulse was to go to the continent, where my extensive knowledge would disguise me. That was opposed, and we determined to wait. A reward was offered, but difficulties presented themselves, and in the dilemma, Maynard's services offered, and he in troduced a friend of his, a ch) mist, from the neighbour hood of Brunswick-square, and they concocted the cor respondence and fictitious names with Bush and Mullins, but they were very anxious to get possession of the scrip and I believe that Mr. Hartle): is indebted to me for its restoration. The " earnest' of our power to restore was shown Mr. Hartley by returning him his keys, which were the " first instalments." Mr. Bush paid the 1501. in gold, no notes, and was grateful to Maynard and shook hands with him. He came to his house in his carriage. This gave us boldness, and when the next box of papers, Mr. Pranse's, turned up we had less hesi tation. Those small packages were the easiest to carry off; but whether that was taken before the trains left, by asking the porter fir it, to take into the train with any person, or at the end of a short journey, I forget; for those cases were so numerous, and the work of an in stant, and where the confederate was in the machinery, the wrong labels put on, or wrong parcels so easily given out, that I will not venture to say. Maynard negotiated, hut unguardedly, and I told him so ; but he was head strong, priding himself on his " position," and appear ances. He arranged and went to his lawyer friend to draw out the necessary papers for the restoration ; he and I then went to the city together in a cab ; he left me at Blossom's Inn, and went on to Guildhall to settle the affair. I waited some hours, and than went home to my lodgings, from which we had started. I felt quite safe, as I was only known to six people in connexion with Maynard, and they were in the mess ; and there was nothing against me to show that I had not found it, as was said. In the evening I was fetched out by Maynard's man, and went to his lawyer friend about it and May nard's arrest ; but we all agrec d that nothing could be done to him for negotiating a reward, and I went to him next morning, with his ‘• Man Friday," to assure him of support, and again went to him, and provided a criminal lawyer ; but finding myself watched, I did not go again, but took means to prevent any evidence against myself, and felt secure in my incognita and change of dress every day. When the discovery of other matters, and especially Bush's, was made, and I was " wanted," as I thought, but not known, I resolved to leave England, and began quietly to realise ; but then came the squabbles between the agents of the com panies, and their disapproval of what had been done against Maynard, and stoppage of other investigations ; that gave me confidence, and I determined to remain. but forsook my lodging and old pals, and traded by myself on several lines, even under the very eyes of the police who wanted me, yet did not know me, except as a gentleman's servant, and above suspicion, whilst I have spent hours in their company, and sent spies to volunteer information and assistance. I felt certain all further pursuit was cooled down and stopped, and went on for weeks at the old game; we also resorted to various expedients to put them on wrong scents, and deter them from pursuit, if they were intent on it, and if possible to get Maynard off, as we certainly should on the charge of negotiating. We believed those had suc oseded too; but I found out that I was again watched, and I resolved to raise cash and leave England, but I had as my share the most troublesome things, because if any thing happened I was more safe than the others (the railroad men), so that I had to realise and cautiously, and had done so to a large extent, and should have been off in a couple of days, when I was arrested six weeks after Maynard; then I foolishly thought my physical strength would release me, and offered two bribes, for which I am very sorry, as I believe those persons only did their duty under very discouraging circumstance. " I have said enough to put persons on their guard; the past cannot be helped, and I hope my end will be a warning to those who hate honest labour. " D. G." THE LOST CAUSE of PROTECTION (From the Prussian Universal Gazette) In spite of the deep obscurity which still envelopes the plans of Sir Robert Peel in reference to the abo lition of the corn laws, both parties in the coun try have, nevertheless, lost no time in arming themselves for the combat. The League is deve loping its immense and far-stretching power in the greatest subscription list that has ever been opened in a country, headed by the names of all the considerable manufacturers of Lancashire, with sums of 1,000/. and 500/. each ; whilst the smaller contributors of 1001., 50/. and 201. are lost in the gigantic sheets of the Times. It is worthy of remark, that the League, the more powerful it becomes in its furtherance of the cause of free-trade, by means of the support of the most eminent manufacturing and mercantile names in the kingdom, appears so much the less dangerous as a democratic body, which might be led astray from its lawful object to the pursuit of less praiseworthy ends. The meetings of the agriculturists have, on the other hand, only served to proclaim the passion, the stupidity, and the weakness of the party to which they belong ; whilst the " protective duty" advocates have not been more fortunate in a ridiculous and ineipid corn-law mani festo which appeared in the last Quarterly Review, and emanated from the pen of Mr. Croker. The corn-laws must be repealed, even if no argument could be established in favour of such a measure, merely on account of the unexampled absurdity of the grounds adduced in defence of the existing system. The protective duty advocates make war like the Chi nese, not with sharp weapons and heavy bullets, but with painted cavalry, and fearful threats against their firmly advancing adversaries; they lay down certain disastrous events as the inevitable consequence of a repeal of the corn-laws, and proceed on the ground of these assump tions to build arguments, as if the same were established facts—ay! and as if they were the objects for which the free-trade party were contending. Tbus they affirm measure. would be the un avoidable . To all this a that half the corn lands in the kingdom would be thrown out of cultivation , and that the entire downfall of agriculture ultu r r e e sul a t n o d f the s o u f eha co m u e n a t s r short but decisive answ er ma y be re turned. What effect had all this agitation , and what effec t has the impend ing abolition of the corn-laws, upon the value of land in England ? Its value has never been higher than at the present moment ; the investment of capital in landed property has never been so much sought as now ; never has land been mere readily purchased ; and, generally speaking, there has never been less land offered for sale at low prices thin now. If, accordingly, the arguments of the protectio nists were correct, they might still hasten to avail themselves of their own foresight, and sell their landed possessions before Sir R. Peel has ruined the country; and in a few years after the repeal of the corn • laws, they might even (if their prophecies should be con firmed) buy in these landed estates again at a clear profit of 30 per cent.! Not one of them, how ever, notwithstanding all their outcries, will under take such an operation upon this assumption ; the landed proprietors know full well that in a densely populated country like England, small in extent but colossal in wealth, the value of land regularly rises, with out reference to the price of an individual production of the soil ; and they even acknowledge that the phantoms raised by themselves are only phantoms, whilst they wish by their instrumentality to frighten others, but make no attempt to escape themselve s A ssuming the very worst contingency—viz., that the profit arising from land, viz., rent, might be somewhat diminished— the landed proprietor would only be placed in the same position as the fundholder, who, after the reduction of the interest of the national debt, f in d s himself in possession of the same , or e ven a still g reater, amount of capital, although the annual :ncome has been reduced. There is, nevertheless, no doubt that, both in and out of Parliament, the contest will be a hot one. The ses sion, which commences on the 22d, will b e unusually animated, and it is not impossible that Sir R. Peel, after being overthrown in the present House of Commons upon the corn-law question, may find himself compelled to dissolve Parliament before Easter, I can only hope that the universal dread of the public inconvenience arising from such a measure, and the universal con viction of the necessity of a final decision of the corn law question, will in some degree weaken the opposition and moderate the passions of the ultra-Tory opponents of the Administration. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Jan. 20. (Middlesex Sittings at Nisi Prins, before Mr. Baron ALDER. sox and a Common Jury.) LIABILITY OF PROVISIONAL COMMITTEEMEN.-BARNETT BURDETT. Mr. Jervis (with whom was Mr. Atherton) conducted the case for the !plaintiff, and Mr. Martin appeared for the de fendant. The action was brought to recover the suns of 1;2/. 10s. 6d. for stationery, printing, and other articles supplied to the Irish West Coast Railway Company, and of which the de fendant was one of the provisional committee, and after wards one of the committee of management. The defendant pleaded that he did not promise. Mr. JERVIS said the plaintiff was a stationer and printer, carrying on business in the City. The defendant was William Jones Burdett, a gentlem an o f cons id era b le property and standing in the world. The action was brought to recover payment for stationery and printing which the plaintiff had supplied to a very distinguished, as he supposed he must call it, Company, on the committee' of which were many distinguished characters. The COmpany was called "The Irish West Coast Railway." Among the articles supplied was all the scrip. The defendant was one! of that: class of men who ' wer e I popularly known as provisional committeemen of the comp any, and it would be found that he had given a consent to act on the committee, and had signed a paper to that effect, and which would be put in evidence. It would also be proved that he had been a constant attendant at the office, and had been actively engaged in the management of the affairs of the company. It happened that the company fell into arrear of rent to the extent of 151., and the result was that the landlord was compelled to distrain ; the entire property of the company was seized—books, pens, ink, paper, and the other articles which had been furnished by the plaintiff. No doubt there were other claims upon the jury had as one of the committee, but with that the had nothing to do. He should prove his case against the committeeman, and he felt sure that the verdict of the jury would tefch the defendant he had been guilty of an act of folly in embarking in so troublesome a concern as a provisional committeeship. The Learned Counsel then called William Campbell, Esq., one of the pro jectors of the undertaking, who proved that the defendant had been put on the committee at his own request, and had taken a considerable share in the proceedings of the com pany. After which a copy of the company's registry was put is and read, from which it appeared that the defendant's name was attached to that decument. It was dated 16th October, 1845. Cross-examined by Mr. JERVIS—The defendant was aware of these liabilities when he joined the company. The de fendant, in common with the other committeemen, was to be paid two or three guineas for every attendance. Mr. A. Thompson, the solicitor to the plaintiff, then proved that he had applied to the defendant on the 6th of December, 1845, for the payment of this account, and that he had re ceived the subjoined reply from that gentleman " Monday. " Mr. Burdett begs to inform Mr. Thompson that he has no connexion whatever with the Iriali West Coast Railway. He has forwarded Mr. Thompson's iliiplication to the soli citor of the Company, as he - knows nothing at all about it." . _ Mr. MARTIN, on behalf of the defendant, said that what he had stated in the note just read was perfectly true ; he knew nothing either of this claim or of the plaintiff, but whether that gentleman was responsible in the character of a member of a provisional committee was altogether another question. There could be no doubt but that the late panic had put an end to the hopes of this Company, which other wise, as the plaintiff had been led to believe, would have been a most prosperous concern. This one fact was manifest —the defendant had not become connected with the Com pany till the 10th of October, or the 16th, and under any circumstances he could 'not be held as liable for any debts prior to that date. But the truth was, that Campbell, who had ordered all the articles, ought to have been sued. In the present case, however, that individual presented himself, not as the defendant, but as the witness against one of his fellow directors, for the purpose of releasing himself from the sole liability. This nevertheless was the common course in matters of projected speculation—a person set up a concern for his own emolument, and then, if he (lid not succeed, he came forward as a witness against a member of the com mittee, with the hope of throwing all the responsibility upon hat party. He was not, however, before the jury to demand a verdict in favour of the defendant, for in accord ance with the ordinary principle of law, his client was un doubtedly liable to this claim. Nor was he there to argue that, because the Company had failed, therefore that the plaintiff had not a right of action against the provisional committee. He was, on the - contrary, bound to say, that upon the evidence it did not appear to him that Mr. Burdett could set up any defence to this claim. Mr. Baron ALDERSON observed, that no possible doubt could exist as to the liability of the defendant. He became responsible from the day he consented to act on the provi sional committee, and that was on the 16th of October. The defendant was liable to all the contracts from that day, which had been entered into for the purposes of the Company, while the party who made those contracts for the Company was in the position of the agent of the committee. For any debts incurred before the 16th of October the defendant could not be held liable. The jury thereupon at once gave a verdict for the plaintiff -Damages 1191. 10s. Mr. Baron Ar,DEßsort said it was of no use to, read a lesson to some parties, for they would, notwithstanding, place their heads through a halter. The present action, however, might do some good, for it would show them of what folly they had been guilty. THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. TUNBRIDGE, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.—This afternoon, at three o'clock, Mr. Dudlow, one of the Coroners for the County of Kent, opened an investigation at the Angel Inn, in this town, before a highly respectable jury, relative to the death of Charles Dolby, aged 27, the un fortunate engine -driver who lost his life by this deplor able accident. After the jury had been duly empannelled a discussion arose as to the propriety of viewing the bridge, the jury observing that rumours were in circulation of its not being in a proper state of solidity. The Coroner considered such a course Tillie unneces sary, inasmuch as the Company's officer would lay before them such evidence as related to its construction, and the circumstances of the accident would be explained by par ties competent to give an opinion. The jury, however, stated that it would be more satis factory to their minds to inspect it, and accordingly the Coroner assented. The jury then proceeded to the station, where an en gine and carriage were in waiting, which conveyed them to the spot. After the lapse of near an hour they re turned, when the following evidence was adduced : Mr. P.W. Barlow, the engineer, Mr. Iberly, the su perintendent of the locomotive department, and other officials, attended to watch the interests of the Company. Charles Linnard, a guard in the service of the South- Eastern Railway Company, was then called. He said the deceased was an engine -driver in the employ of the Company. On Monday night, at eight o'clock, he left Dover with the luggage-train, the deceased driving the engine, which was a new one, numbered 120. There were seven waggons in the train, laden with goods. It arrived safe at Tunbridge at about half-past twelve o'clock, and after waiting there a short time, and having the usual signals, the train proceeded. They had scarcely, however, gone more than a mile from Tunbridge before the accident took place. He was sitting on the last car riage and felt a severe shock, the train being brought to a sudden stop. He immediately got down, and found that the bridge had given way. Saw the engine, tender, and carriages in the water. The train was not going fast, not more than eight miles an hour. He instantly put down a fog signal, and took a red signal-lamp down the line towards Tunbridge, in order to stop all trains from that station. He also sent a man to that station for the same purpose. On returning to the spot where the accident happened noticed the deceased lying on the bank alive. All he heard him say was, "Lay me on my belly; oh my thigh." The deceased's brother, who was the stoker, was near him, holding him out of the water. Witness asked the fireman how it occurred, who replied that he did not know, but felt the engine sink like into a hole and then turn over. Did not say if the engine had gone over the bridge. By the CORONER—Believed the engine to be heavier than the tender. After removing the deceased from the bank and having got him upon the line, witness placed him in the last carriage of the train, and having pro cured a pilot engine, conveyed him on to Tunbridge, where he expired in the course of twenty minutes. Could form no opinion as to the cause of the accident. It took place about one o'clock on Tuesday morning. Did not know what additional evidence the brother of the deceased could give. Understood him to have dragged the deceased out of the engine and swam ashore with him. The CORONER here asked the condition of the stoker, the deceased's brother, who was lying at the house, with a view of learning whether he was in a fit state to be examined. Mr. Goram, a surgeon, who had charge of him, re plied that he did not think him sufficiently recovered to undergo the excitement which an examination might produce. There was a deep wound across his scalp, and from the state he was in, any conversation might pos sibly be dangerous to his recovery. The CORONER then wished to know if the jury deemed it necessary to have the stoker's evidence. Was any one present who heard him mention anything relating to the occident ? A juryman remarked that the stoker, being a member of a benefit society to which he belonged, he waited upon him on the subject of the accident, when he observed that he could not tell how it took place. They were going at a slow and steady rate, when they felt the en gine falling, and were pitched into the river. The CORONER inquired. of the juryman if he heard the stoker describe the engine to have gone over the bridge ? The juryman answered that he did not. Another juror observed that be had been told by the stoker that it was very likely that the engine would have safely gone over the bridge, had it not been for the car. riages behind. He was informed by him that the tender sunk with the bridge, pulling back the engine, and dragging the carriages after it. In consequence, therefore, of the dangerous state of the brother of the deceased, it was determined, for the present, not to examine him. The CORONER then put it to the jury if they were de sirous of adjourning the investigati on , i n or d er to ga i n the opinion of the Company's engin eer . Th e j ury w i s h e d the Court to be cleared, so as to consult together on the stegject, and eventually agreed to an adjournment. STBAM- BOAT ACCIDENT.-011 Tuesday night a barge deeply laden with a cargo of salt, oils, and paints, be longing to Messrs. Lucas and Pope, lightermen, was going down the Thames in charge of two watermen, when they were met by the Corkscrew steamer, coming up the river at full speed off Cuckold's Point, Rotherhithe, and although the men navigating the barge hailed her, the speed of the steamer was not eased till it came in collision with the barge, the sides of which were stowed in, and it began to till. The engines of the Corkscrew were then immediately eased and turned astern, and assistance was reruh-red to the men in the barge, which was brought up off the West India Dock en trance, and the cargo was transferred to other craft. The barge has sustained considerable damage. SAVINGS' BANKS.—We uuderstand that there is now in course of signature by all depositors in savings' banks petitions to the House of Commons, under the au thority of the managers, for a modification of such parts of the Amended Savings' lank Act, 7th and Bth Victoria, as refer to the amount of interest paid to depositors, with a view to an increas% in the rate of such interest. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. A tabular list of ships building, and ordered to be built, on the slips of the royal and other dockyards, for her Majesty's Navy, with the name of the designer, the number of guns each ship is intended to carry, and the progress made in their construction up to the Ist of January, 1846 ; also the number and class of vessels launched at each dockyard during the past year. PEMBROKE. Algiers, 90 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, no timbers ready. Arethusa, 50 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, timbers ready. Atalanta, 16 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, no timbers ready. Britomart, 10 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, timbers preparing. Brunswick, 80 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, timbers preparing. Camilla, 16 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, no timbers ready. Colossus, 80 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, three-fourths built. Conflict, steam-frigate (screw), 10 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, quarter built. Constance, 50 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, seven. eighths built. Desperate, steam frigate (screw), 70 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, quarter built. Encounter, steam frigate (screw), 10 guns, Mr. Fincham, quarter built. Liberty, 16 guns, Sir William Symonds, timbers preparing. Lion, 80 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, three-fourths built. Marina, 16 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, three-fourths built. Martin, 16 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, timbers preparing. Squirrel, 16 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, timbers ready. Sybile, 36 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, half built. Victoria, 110 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, quarter built. Windsor Castle, 110 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, no timbers ready. Total number of ships building, and ordered to be built, at Pembroke, 19—of which are on the stocks, 9 ; whose timbers are in course of conversion, 6 ; and for which no timbers are prepared, 4. The work of the Victoria, 110, was suspended by au Admiralty order of Dec. 1844, but has recently been resumed. Launched at Pembroke during the past year, one 12-nun brig and two second-class steam frigates. cite Arab, 16 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, ready. nsi imbers Challenger, 18 guns, Earl of Dundonald, suspended by order. Chesapeake, 36 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, timbers ready. Coquette, 20 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, timbers ready. Cre,sy, 80 guns, School of Naval Architecture, timbers ready. Dispatch, 16 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, no timbers ready. Elk, 16 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, no timbers ready. Heron, 16 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, timbers ready. Irresistible, 80 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, timbers ready. Kangaroo, 16 guns, Wm. Symonds, timbers ready. Majestic, 80 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, quarter built. Mars, SO guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, seven-eighths built. Severn, 50 guns, Mr. Fincham, timbers preparing. Teazer, screw-steamer, 4 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, three fourths built. Total number of ships building, &c., at Chatham, 14; of which are on the stocks, 3 ; whose timbers are ready or in course of conversion, 9; and for which no timbets are pre pared, 2. Launched at Chatham during the past year, one 50-gun frigate, one 36-gun frigate, one corvette of 20 guns, and one second-class steam frigate. PORTSMOUTH. Arrogant steam frigate, 10 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, three fourths built. Dauntless, steam frigate, 10 guns, Mr. White, three-fourths built. Leander, 50 guns, Mr. Blake, quarter-built. Marlborough, 110 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, timber preparing. Prince of Wales. 110 guns Sir Wm. Symonds, timbers ready. Princess Royal, 90 guns, Sir William Symonds, half-built. Rifleman, steamer, 4 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, half-built. Royal Frederick, 110 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, three-fourths built. Royal Sovereign, 110 guns, Sir lirm. Symonds, timbers pre paring. Shannon, 50 guns, Mr. Blake, timbers preparing. Total number of ships building, &c., at Portsmouth, 10 ; of which are on the stocks, 6, and for which timbers are ready, or in course of conversion, 4. The Trincomalee, 42, and the Amphitrite, 42, have been razeed to 26 gun corvettes during the past year, and the con version of the Prince Regent, 120, to a 90-gun ship is pro gressing. The works of the Prince of Wales and Princess Royal were for some time suspended by Admiralty orders, but have been resumed. Launched at Portsmouth during the past year one steam frigate. PLYMOUTH. Aboukir, 90, Sir Wm. Symonds, three-fourths built. Exmouth, 90, Sir Wm. Symonds, three-fourths built! Indefatigable, 50, Mr. Wm. Edge, just ordered. Liffey, 50, Sir Wm. Symonds, timbers ready. Niobe, 26, Sir Wm. Symonds, quarter built. St. Jean d'Acre, 90, Sir Wm. Symonds, timbers ready. Sanspareil, 84, on lines of old " Sanspareil," keel laid down. Thetis, 36, School of Naval Architecture, quarter built. Total building, &c., at Plymouth, 8 ; of which are on the stocks, 5 ; and for which timbers are ready, or in course of conversion, 3. Launched at Plymouth during the past year, one 26-gun frigate, and one steam-frigate. WOOLWICH. Agamemnon, 80, Sir W. Symonds, timbers ready. Ainphion, screw propellers, 36, Sir R. Seppings, since launched. Fervent, 10, Mr. Lang, half built. Hannibal, 90, Sir W. Symonds, timbers ready. Niger, 8, Sir W. Symonds, three-fourths built. Royal Albert, 120, Mr. Lang, half built. Sphynx, 8, Sir W. Symonds, seven-eighths built. Total building, &c., at Woolwich, 7; of which are on the stocks, 5 ; and for which timbers are ready, 2: Launched at Woolwich during the past year, none. Razeed, the Tremendous, 70, to a 50-gun frigate (now at sea). DEPTFORD. Hound, 10 guns, Sir William Symonds, one-eighth built. Odin, steam-frigate, 10 guns, Mr. Fincham, one-eighth built. Phaeton, screw propeller, 50 guns, Mr. White, one-eighth built. Sidon, steam frigate, 10 guns, Sir Charles Napier, quarter built. Termagant, steam frigate (screw), 10 guns, Mr. White, timbers preparing. Oberon, iron steamer, 2 guns, private yard, half built. Total building at Deptford, 6 ; of which are on the stocks, 5 ; and for which timbers are preparing, 1. Launched at Deptford during the past year, one steam frigate and one steam gun vessel. Razded, Havannah, 38-gun frigate, to a 20 gun corvette. BLACKWALL. Antelope, iron steamer, 4 guns, by contract, half-built. Arachne, corvette, 18 guns, Messrs. Wigram, just ordered. Minx, iron steamer, 4 guns, Miller and Ravenhill, three fourths built. Onyx, iron steamer, 4 guns, Miller and Ravenhill, ready for launching. Recruit, iron brig, 10 guns, Ditchburn and Mare, half-built. Sharpshooter, iron steamer, 6 guns, Ditchburn and Mare, quarter-built. Terpischore, corvette, 18 guns, Ditchburn and Mare, quarter. built. Torch, iron steamer, 4 guns, Ditchburn and Mare, since launched. Triton, iron steamer, 4 guns, Ditchbum and Mare, half built. Violet, iron steam packet, 2 guns, Ditchburn and Mare, ready for launching. Vulcan, iron steam frigate (screw), 10 guns, Ditchburn and Mare, quarter-built. Total building and ordered to be built at Blackwall, 11. Launched at Blackwall during the past year one iron steam frigate and three iron steam gun vessels. SHEERNESS. Dart, brigantine, 3 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, no timbers ready. Diamond, 26 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, timbers preparing. Scourge, barge, 26 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, timbers ready. Taal otdered to be built at Sheerness, 3. Launched at Sheerness during the past year, one 26 gun frigate, and one steam frigate. Razded, the Brilliant, 38, to a 20 gun corvette. BOMBAY. Goshawk, 12 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, timbers ready. Madras, 80 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, three-fourths built. Malacca, 26 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, quarter built. Zebra, 16 guns, Sir Wm. Symonds, just ordered. GLASGOW. Simoona, iron steam frigate (screws), 12 guns, Mr. R. Napier, half built. Launched at Glasgow during the past year, three iron gun steam vessels. GREENOCK. Pegasus iron steam frigate (screw), 10 guns, Scott and Sinclair, half built. Megfera, iron steam frigate (screw), 10 guns, Messrs. Fair- bairn, half built. _ Launched at Millwall, one iron steam sloop. LLMEIIOUSE. Garland, steam packet, 2 guns, Mr. Fletcher, one-eighth built. COWES. Contest, brig, 12 guns, Mr. White, ready for launching.. Grand total of all classes building and ordered t o be built on the Ist of January, 1846, 87; launched since the lot of January, 2 ; launched 'during 1845, 22. The above list is not official, yet we think the statements therein contained will be found to be generally . correct. Much credit is due to the prresent Board of Admiralty for breaking up that exclusive system which had for some years empowered one man to crowd the navy with vessels of one particular formation. Clever and acknowledged scientific men and naval officers of much experience in all classes of vessels have built, and as will be seen from the above list, are now building, various vessels of war, and opportunities have been given, and will be given, fbr testing their several qualities for the purpose of adopting the most approved mo dels for the use of the Royal Navy. Com Mender Gardner Fishbourne, who has recently published an admirable series of pamphlets on naval construction, has, it is stated, been psoltivoertesttanh: Lan g, jun., p l e a r y m in i g ssi d on ow f n rom a ctohrevierttLe.ordmihr.i jun., assistant-master shipwright at Chatham Dockyard, has also been just granted permission from their Lordships to lay aar fri a g tr a a t n e g o e f the Vernon down stoc t k m s a , a b ys u o t a-pgun the p reason is that theenosthonimpscolrasae vessels t s. Ch ar e am Pem broke, and at Portsm out h , the three principal b uilding tu o i n the pl d yards are being repaired and enlarged, and new ones are also being formed, so th at when these are completed, a greater number of vessel s can be laid down than at any former period. STATISTICAL SOCIETY.—At the ordinary meeting held on Tuesday evening, which was very numerously at tended, Dr. Guy, physician to King's College Hospital, read a paper on the duration of life amongst the gentry, com pared with that of the aristocracy, including that of the peerage and baronetage. The deductions wore made from a large number of statistical details, and the most favourable expectation was shown to run in the different orders of females, professional men, gentry and aristocracy. It varies with their ranks, being lowest in the highest, and highest in the lowest ranks, and runs in the following order :—One, kings ; two, male members of thy, royal house ; three, fe male ditto ; four, peers and succeseors to the title ; five, members of the families of the peerage and baronetage ; six, the gentry and their families ; seven, professional men, chiefly clergymen ; and eight, females of the upper classes. If the clergy, who formed the large mass of the class deno minated " professions," had been taken separately, they would present a still more favourable exception ; for, on com paring them with the remainder, it appeared that, while at the period from thirty to forty the former lose five per cent. by death, the latter lose no less than thirteen per cent., an exception which tends greatly to lower the expectation of life for the entire class. The expectation for professional men, as compared with that of females, is higher at thirty and thirty-five years than after eighty-five, but in the inter mediate CL EMENT it is in favour of females. ST. DANES SAVINGS' BANK.--The an nual statement ofthe money transactions of this bank for the past year shows a falling off in the amount of capital, as corn pared with that of the previous year, of 5,4651. Os. 2d. At the latter end of 1830, the first year of the establishment of this bank, the amount of capital was 2,400/. 4s. 6d. ; and the whencapital it p a r m o g o re un ss t i ed vel t y o lin2clre, B a l s B7 l 7 ti a p . 9d . to f t e h r e th la e tt l e aa r e y nd ea o r f it lB w 4 a 4 s , 116,3531. 7s. 7d. The amount rece ived of de p ositors for the year ending 1845 was 40,592/. Os.9d. ; and the amount paid 49 • 088/. 7s. 9d. SIEGE OPERATIONS AT CHATHAM. CHATHAM, JAN. 2 0.--This day, Tuesday, the 20th inst , was witnessed an experiment of considerable inte rest in the field works of the Royal Engineers, near to the Casemate Barra c k s , B rompton, under the direction of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Frederick Smith, K.H. R.E., and in the presence of the I nspector - General of 'Forti fications, Sir John Fox Burgoyne, K.C.8., who came purposely to witness the evolutions. There were also present Sir Thomas Wiltshire, Bart., Commandant of the Garrison; Colonel Weare, K.H., of the Provisional Battalion ; Major of Brigade, Capt. O'Brien, and a numerous assemblage of the officers of the garrison. The first military movement was that of breaching a stockade of a most substantial construction, consisting of a number of pieces of solid timber, united together with ribbons of oak plank, top and bottom, firmly nailed with ten inch spikes. It was thirty feet in length, each piece of timber being a foot square, and about twelve feet long, and firmly rammed into the earth about three feet. This stockade had two rows of loop-holes for musketry firing, one so as to enab!e soldiers to fire standing on the ground, and the other near to the bottom to fire as if the men were standing in a trench. The %%hole had been so arranged as to represent the same sort of obstruction as our troops encountered recently in New Zealand, when so many lives of British soldiers were sacrificed, in attacking with only their muskets and bayonets ; indeed every pains had been taken to make this stockade as substantial as it could possibly be put together. The first trial of making a breach was an experiment of 301bs. of powder placed in a bag opposite to the top ribbon of the stockade, by slinging it at the end of two pieces of slight timber in the shape of a tri angle placed against the structure, and on its being fired it was found to have no other effect than that of re moving out of their places at the spot a few pieces of the timber about four inches out of their line towards the top. A second charge of 301bs. of powder in a bag was then laid on the ground in the centre of the stockade, closely clamped with four damp sand bags, and on being fired it made a breach of a space of two feet nine inches, driving one of the piles out of the earth, and breaking another asunder like a twig. To effect a total destruction of this strong-build stockade two charges of powder well tamped with sand bags were placed in bags, one consisting of a bag containing 701bs. of powder and another of 501b5., in equal distances close against the building, and on their being fired, they had such an effect that it raked the piles of timber out of the earth, and drove some of them to a distance of 150 feet from the spot, scattering the timber to a very con siderable distance. The report was tremendous, and it produced a most magnificent sight. A pass having been made, a number of Sappers and Miners, to about 200, passed through, representing the taking of the place. The object of destroying the stockade was to ascertain the minimum quantity of powder necessary for that f e purpose, videut and that a r e b m a r r t e h l e o r f e s g u l u t n o p f o those wde r experiments, eontai it uing is 901bs. will destroy any stockade, however firmly put together, provided the action of the powder is confined by being surrounded by three or four bags of earth about the size of a bushel each. The next scene of attraction was that of the mining operations. The first was the firing of a countermine, containing a charge of 150Ibs. of powder, lodged in a chamber of a gallery several feet under ground, and on being fired it produced an explosion with a loud report, causing a strikingly perceptible effect in the earth, felt by persons standing on the glacis on the opposite side of the trench, and throwing the earth up a considerable distance, and forming a crater of nearly twenty feet in circumference, and about three feet deep. This was followed in a few moments by another explosion of a charge of 1701b5., thereby causing an explosion of a most magnificent description. The earth and fragments were blown up into the air, forming a crater of 33 feet by 16 feet, and a depth of 6 feet. The earth seemed to tremble for some distance. To witness this mode of warfare, the troops of the line and the Royal Marines were present, besides a vast number of civilians. The weather was particularly fine. At the conclusion a few experiments were tried with globes of compression at the end of holes bored in the earth by means of a boring apparatus, with small charges of gunpowder placed at the end, and well rammed up with earth. These experiments were tried to ascertain the size chambers that small charges of powder would make in solid earth being applicable to defensive mines. The whole of the arrangements commenced at two o'clock P.M., and closed at four o'clock P.M. SON GOF THE CENTRAL SOCIET (From Punch.) What makes our flag o'er distant seas, To brave the battle and the breeze, (Aside.) And lets us live at home in ease? Protection! What won the day at Waterloo, At Trafalgar, and Acre, too, (Aside.) And helps us to put on the screw? Protection! What is it saves us from dissent? What raises profits cent. per cent., (Aside.) And at war-prices holds the rent? Protection 1 What makes our soil grow wheat and oats? What swells your pound to five-pound notes, (Aside.) Besides securing county votes? Protection! What keeps down democratic views? What saves our isle from wooden shoes, (Aside.) And lets us pay our mortgage dues? rruLectiou I What, more than muskets, men, or mortars, Spreads England's power through earth's four quarters, (Aside.) And portions off our sons and daughters? Protection ! What sharpen'd Watt's and Arkwright's brains? What made power-looms and railway trains, (Aside.) And keeps down surly labourers' gains? Protection What saves from continental meat, And gives as much of British wheat— (Aside.) As we can grow, not you can eat? Protection 1 RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. SHEFFIELD, JAW. 21. STOCK EXCIIANGK.-The sales are-London and Brigh ton, 6854-Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter Shares, No. 3, scrip, 64 5 -Caledonian Extension, 131-Grimsby and Shef field Extension, 3/. 25.-Ditto, Railway and Dock Exten sion, 474-East Lincolnshire, 2/. 11s.-North Western, 2% -Sheffield and Lincolnshire, '4L ls. 6d.-South Midland, 51. %1.-South Yorkshire Coal Railway, 3/. 65.-West Riding Union, 6%. BRISTOL, JAN. 21. Srocx EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Eastern Counties, York Extension, 1% p.-M anc h es t er an d Bi rm i ng h am , 111. 18s. 9d.-Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, 3 3 %. EXETER, JAN. 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Eastern Counties, 22% ex n.-Ditto, Extension Stock, % p.-Devon and Cen tral Cornwall, % dis. MANCHESTER, JAN. 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Bideford and Tavi stock, % dis. -Blackburn, Chorley, and Liverpool, % dis.- Chester and Manchester Direct, % dis.-Direct Northern, 1 4 dis.-East Lincolnshire, 1% p.-Fleetwood, Preston, and. West Riding, 4 p.-Glasgow and Dumfries, par-Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield, &c., 2% p.-Grand Union, % p. c.- Great Grimsby and Sheffield, New Shares, 3 4 p.-Great Grimsby and Dock Extension, 214 p.-Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 18s. p.-Leeds and Thirsk, 3% p.-Liverpool, Ormekirk, and Preston, 24 p. c.-London and York, 174 p -Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 254 p.-Manchester and Birmingham Continuation and Welsh unction, 54 dis. -Manchester and Leeds, Quarters, 1254 p.-Manchester, Wigan, and Southport, % p.-North Western ire llll- ,Am. ' bergate, and Manchester, .1). 1 p...... E yewash, Birming ham,tingham and Mans fi eld, ly.-Nottieghr, South Eastern and OA p.-Shropshire Tre n n t t oni a en Midland, and Grand I % anc p b . ester and Leeds. Dover, Halves, A P. est Riding Union, 5 p.-Whitehaven and, STOCK Eic FJULCesttpaNr.p...... -Grey LEEDS, JAN. 21. izAztaE r . t: T a h ri e s sal and es L ar y e_ ons t , Fifth Shares, 11 3 A p.-Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 10 1 ,4 cash-Ditto, Extensions, 19 p.-Huddersfield and Man chester, 63/4 p.-HuddersfieldDiawndsbuSrhye,ffiNeelwd, s 2 h l a 3 / 43 -Lzds,. . 52-Leeds and New, 3s. p..-North 3 'AS t-ainsLhd,"(ll3NrsaedfawnodrdCT,asrhl2irilkel: Branch, 3 54-Oxford, Worceste,-- , and Wolverhampton, 15 %-Wakefield, Pontefract, ane, Goole, 61. 7l is P.-London and York, 4%-West Rid;.og Union% 6/. 16s. 6 d.-Clitheroe Junction, 3-Derby and Gr a ineborough, 2s. 6d. dis.-East and West Yorkshire, par-LAncashire and North Yorkshire, 16s. p.-Lancashire, YorkF:nire, and North Eastern, 7s. dis.-Leeds, Wakefield, and nidland, 21s. p.- Leicester and Birmingham, 2s. 6d. p.-Leicester and Bed ford, 17s. 6d. p.-Manchester, Buxton., Matlock, and Mid i land, 2 1 4 p.-Manchester, Midland, an 4 Great Grimsby, 17s. 6d. p .-Northumberland and Lancashire Junction, 13s. di s . -north Staffordshire, 3/. 19s. p.-North Western, 3-Shrop shire Union, ,6s. p.-South Midland, 3%-South and Mid land Junction, 2s. 6d. dis. 'HILL, JAIL 21. Srocx Exciwcan.-Tha sales are-Hull and Selby, Half Shares, 2654-London and Brighton, 68 1 4-Newcastle and Berwick, 22-North British, Carlisle, 3/. Is. 3d.-Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, 1%-Derby and Gainsberough, 245. -Grand Union, 2-Great North and South Wales and Wor cester, ss. 6d.-Hull and Barnsley Junction, 41s. 9d.-Lei cester and Bedford, 1L 18s.-Leicester and Birmingham.. 275.-Liverpool and Leeds, 2U-Malton and Driffield Junc tion, 7s. p.-North Staffordshire, 6/. 4s. 6d.-South Midland, 51.45. 6d.-Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 2%. YORK, JAN. 21. STOCK EXCEANGE.-The sales are-Newcastle and Dar lington Extension, 11/. 95.-York and North Midland, Ex tension, 39 3 4-Ditto, New (East and West Riding), 11%- Ipswich and Bury, 5-Newcastle and Berwick, 22%-North British, New Carlisle Branch, 31.35.-North Wales, 41. ls. 3d. -London and York, 41. 95.-Leicester and Bedford, 2%- Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, 4-Man chester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 4/. 6s. 6d.-South Midland, 5. GLASGOW, JAY. 20. Srocir EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, 33s.—Airdrie and Bathgate, 58s.—Caledonian New, 72s.—Caledonian Extension, 60s. 6d.--Caledonian aneDum bartonshire Junction, 49s.—Cornwall and Devon Central, 41e.—East Lothian Central, 505.—East Indian Railway, 265. —Glasgow General Terminus, 14% —Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, New, 26a/ —Glasgow, Damfries, and Carlisle, 525. —Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 63a—Great North and South Wales, 7s.—Lanark and Lothians, 52a. 6d.—Les mahagow, 595. 6d.—Midland, 401. Shares, 301.—Perth and Crieff,4os. Scottish North Western, 355.—Scottish Central s a o n s d . Caledonian Junction, Junction,unction ,4Os 60.—he —S 3 out c h Midland,ltenham ,001 955.S outh uth an d Midland Junction , 325. 6d.—Stirlin g and Dunfermline, and London Junction, 55. p. TRH ARMY.—The 2d (Queen's) Regiment of Foot, lately returned from India, and now at Chatham, has re ceived its route for Chichester, where barracks are ordered to be prepared for its reception by the 26th inst. The 58th Light Infantry and the 74th Highlanders are, it is expected, to leave this district during the next month; the former re giment going to L ee d s, an d t h e l atter to Edinburgh. STEAM-BOAT COMPETITION ON THE TRAMRS.—Ft is the intention of one of the steam-boat companies to car mence travelling between the Red House Pier, Batter se a, and Chelsea, to London-bridge, for the sum of two-p ence, and another company has reduced their fare to Grow nwish to three-pence.