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m oo he ~- ,--,- - ,- -f- - :;:. rs,; , '" --. - ; ,------ 1 ---, -IN. --- ,,' • - "pm, EAST INDIA HOUSE, Drc. 9, 1546. r '''' 't - lA. /5 I F 0 Jra I I2OURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST ( i •••• - ' rg! • - * . 1 , ....- ~,,„» 'ft ''''7 - That a PROAPRIETOR do hereby give notice, ,set at the Qu of EA.ST INDIA STOCK has given notice, 'l,,t L I P ) . : 4; 1 ' ,110 1 0 6 be i i ,,, at arterly General Court of the said Company, appointed Ith held at their youse, \ '- ' 2 '' ' ' - .sr lop ati. . N render e ; eni . in Leadenhall-street, on WEDNEsDAT, the ~'-',- , e -77 i-, - Pi , ' ~,x, ..; - Ti /i he will submit the following motion, viz.:- ....:__...,.....,- . . cri ng to the services which the native army of India 40 0 ' M a n y ._ to the state, from its first formation, referring more es- ~... . . ntr t d,:l ) . _l l s more recent services in Burmah, Afighanistan, China, - --, -,• , - • ...„;.,* . ... .. , - ' 1"01ta.,,,,Ta upon the Banks of the Sutlej, this Court earnestly re gay 4,7!•`. to the Court of Directors to take such measures as they ' 4 " Proper for improving the prospects of that army." LONDON, ......____JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. Nol6 92 . 3. , u.vEcavv.-4,,,i,, STAR and BLACKWALL. ........................- PACKETS.LAST THRE E NIGHTS. tfeki ke : and the Rail included in One Payment npon every passftge, • t'rota th e it 'anliler and delay of the Pool. W ILSON'S Scorns El ENTERTAIN .. BENTS. i_ lex i _,.,__runswick Wharf, Blackwell, at 9%, 10%, 12, 1%, 2, pikek .. - 2 . : ..um Terr da aCe ys "4 s u .._ t,..,..ruek. Sundays, 9%, 10%, 1%, 4, and 6 o'clock. The AT CROSBY HALL, BISHOPSGATE-STREET. at. , , rb -- ‘ 4l B one quarter of an hour before each of these times. THIS EVENING, Dec. 15, at Eight o'clock, 0 ol , P , 4 4 er, Gravesend, at 7%, 8%, 9%, 11%, 1,3, and Mr. WILSON will give an Entertainment on se , I I ' A i, 1,3, and 5 o'clock. HIGHLAND MELODY AND SONG. (1 014 m ,e other packets call at the Grays or Greenhithe Piers. - Pianoforte-Mr. LAND. a ~..........:I____neetGravesend, Nov. 24, 1846. Part L-My Heart's in the Highlmids-The Maid that tends the Goats-The Bard's Legacy-Lizzie Lindsay-Ochoin ochri, oh !- CO . r ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. tt s,, RMISSION.-PROFESSOR The M'Gregor s Gathering-Rob Roy's Lament - Rob M'Gregor's come. gain. Part-IL-Farewell to Lochaber-Come under try plaidie-Pbroo, .OZENRE -, 001* iiine ref,- IN S GUN COTTON, differing from all other spe- pbroo . ,my , bomtie cow-Pibroch o'Dunuil Dhuibh-Row weal, my Or th7ve e MuY before the public, is LECTURED on, with other ex- boatte, row weel-The reel of Tullochgorum ol s ,IN nii gu o nuds, by Dr. RYAN, daily at Half past Three ; and on ---- NO We i tr i n l p . e i Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. WAVENEY VALLEY and GREAT YAR kl.,il by -.T_ I ,. of the ELFCTRIC TELEGRAPH DEMONSTRA- MOUTH RAILWAY. MO ,ii:ytose•ofaesisor BA . CHHOFFNER. In the OXYHYDROGEN Notice is hereby given, that the Scripholders who have neglected to 11 0 s exhibited specimens of the DISEASED POTATOE, Or bl il i euttl 4 04 1 / 1 3 CTI n ” _ of the Tubers end Leaves, together with the exchange their Scrip for the Norfolk Extension Shares, will be per ht w" ~ bt ., vE INSECT, supplied by A. Smee, F.R.S. ~ The 1:11Y- matted to do so until MONDAY, the 21st day of December instant, , iso Itlu tt r -, DIVING - ~,„ P___.. EX. ERIME NTS, the DISSOLVING VIEWS, after which they will he considered as electing to withdraw from the O. Smith, &c. Company, and the Scrip cancelled accordingly. W WILSHERE, Chairman. O. • '',..., Admission Is. Schools, half-price. Offices, 28, St. Swithin's-lane, London, Dec. 10, 1546. h od D E RBYSHIRE i• w il) - ''JLIIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, and BLAENAVON IRON and COAL COMPANY. irte, 'iv - WO RCESTERSHIRE-4b"-nze,, JUNCTION, and DIRECT EAST Notice is hereby given, that, in pursuance of a resolution allot 120ti,-,•_, h erbylON RAILWAY COMPANY. passed thisby the Board of Directors, a DIVEND of 20s. O ng tntd-485 given, that the Deeds, as required by the Stand - Per share upon the Old Shares of this Company will he PAID on and IS I n I,,OPinh. , e_Parliament, now lie for Signature at the offices of the after the Ist dAy o February next, on account of the profits of the 0 0 Q 4 2 16 ,1 r o _tWeen the hours of Eleven and Four. Old Scrip not present year. By order of the Board, JAMES 46. BOOTH, Secretary. Oar New on or before Monday, the 21st instant, will be • . - forf eited, irrft" . 4 ,lQ uee By order R. S. MACKENZIE, Sec. Offices, 4, Pancras-lane, Dec. 11, 18 N.B. The Transfer Books will be closed from the 10th January to ittr 4 Il iqUite, Westminster, Dec. 9, 1846. the Ist February. 1 1 0 147# Clat s,iriI.tNTAV,ES, WATERD HOLYHEADtANE s, I B' t c AILWAY. PUBLICATIONS. 1; 0 C'at ee. stie b' n 4,- t to 4,_ 61, Mop vectors of this Company will meet at the Company's . . poe N7,krz n r2ate-street London on Wednesday, the 61.11 day of 11. M. S. GORGON'. .us - eat " . - . Just published, in tivo., with 18 plates, price 7s. 6d. cloth, • o h .„,ltig s _ ~, t at two o'clock, to receive TENDERS for the supply of * Cmle t iti,.: 4 "ltehes, Turntables, and Water Cranes, according to the NARRATIVE OF THE RECOVERY OF .....• vta,,. - ns, drawings, and other particulars, which may be seen at AH.M. S. GORGON, (Charles Hotham, Esq., Captain), 1051 "ter " Mr- Robert Stephenson, 24, Great George-street, West nende:ra Stranded in the Bay of Monte Video. May 10th, 1844. 10 1.4 te - lbi.lky 4: 3 be delivered in to the Secretary, at the Company's By ASTLEY COOPER KEY, Commander R.N. (Late Lieutenant of 11. M. S. Gorgon.) I rir amb e 'clock on the 6th of January, and parties tendering, London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill. rork -e'bir e ,,Zrised agents, to be in attendance ite r , 'lido not bind themselves to accept the lowest tender • ' Now ready, with ten Portraits, a Plan of the Movements of the Army e li r il, If By order, of the Sutlej, coloured, and a Map of the Bist Jalindhur, lately r lir `........:.........0rgate-street, Dec. 14, 1846. GEORGE KING, Secretary. 4 m' ceded to Britain, in two volumes Bvo. T HE WAR between the SIKHS and the BRl *se& NATI TISII in 1845-1846. By Dr. W. L. M'GREGOR, Surgeon of °N . A.L LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR 114' the Honourable Company's Ist European Light Infantry. Of& ANCE SOCIETY, James Ma d d e n , B,,Leadenhall-street ; Charles Smith, Edinburgh, ' 26 CORNHILL, LONDON. Cumming and Ferguson, Dublin ; Thomas Murray, Glasgow. ,ems . Capital Z 500,000. • r or' vj ui l tis p _lnsti tu OnaPowered by Act of Parliament. % iu 'i ELECT ADVERTISEMENTS will be ad -10 til. mated into the . LONDON and PROVINCIAL . MEDICAL Dl ''.'Peet t„ ..'' embraces important and substantial advantages I. RECTORY, which will be ready early in January. It sent on or be- OM' 1 : 4 4," 14 0 048 -li fe Assurances an i Defend Annuities. The assured fore SATURDAY, 19th instant, they will also appear in the LONDON Plfq its, het th e p,:, , , the power to borrow, without expense or for tette," opti on s'eY, two-tkirds of the premiums paid (see Table) ; MEDICAL DIRECTORY, without extra charge. ScALE.-Per Page, 31. 3s. ; Half-page, 2/. 2s. ; Quarter-page, li, ss. ; -- Of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his M ai._ Meet other per line, Is. 6d. tea 0 pa ,_„_ conveniences or necessity. These important publications have a circulation of many thou !,l°'' 'yr terms of years are granted on the lowest possible °' he sands, and it is confidentially submitted that such media for address ing the medical profession cannot elsewhere be found. To prevent . ot' Teal DIVISION OF PROFITS. 1 11141 44 ab1e a most scandalous imposition which has been attempted please no ..e th_ - success and increasing prosperity of the Society SO ate be,....l_,lrectors, at the last annual investigation, to declare tice the title of the work, and the Publisher's name :-" The LON DON and PROVINCIAL MEDICAL DIRECTORY'" published for 0 fr - ' 4 l'oli e - 7.? v arnug from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid PO ./ effected on the Profit scale.. the - proprietors by John Churchill, Princes-street, Soho, to which tl Ol. EXAMPLES. - address all Advertisements should be sent, or to the Proprietors' Agent, Mr. Banks, 11, Wellingtan-street North, Strand. 11. p r. ' . e el Pt - in. et R. DEMPSTER'S ( )RIGINAL BALLAD 1. 114 ,., . - swore. 2' l Bonus Bonus in ia g Assured SOIREES. . 1 '- 4 added. Cash. E - - 6 f,-* may Mr. DEMPSTER, Composer of the " Lament of the Irish Emi ice ti , F° a 73orrow. grant," " Blind Boy," " May Queen," and other American3felo dies \.........._ 4 , — , --has the honour to announce that his FIRST MUSICAL EN TEIITAINMENT will be given at the Princess's Concert - r oom, !ci i.ll s 1 — in "-d. ' 6 3714217 15 1 .£lOO 0 11:16 0 , C.£445 0 0 , tAisele-street, ber, on which occasion he will sing a Selection f rom his own Com- OxOxford-street, on WEDNESDAY EVENING, 16thDecem- I, ""e a , ' 18w 192 3 0 87 1 41 13 10 395 11 1 18391 165 11 10, 74 I 9 11 3 11 346 2 3 ositions. To commence at Eight o'clock. 18401 116 7 6 54 010 718 10; 296 13 4 P 18411 111 68, 491 0 0 710 4: 247 4 5 iTc ket . s Is 6cl • Reserved Seats, 2s. 6d. • Gallery, Is. To be had 1, , Ole it ,_ . , _ at Duff and , * Hod . . Hodson 65, Oxford-street ; the doors ; and of Mr. _ L. on of ~,,„... .. ...,......., ~..., 4 ,. ,. ~,,... ...in u . ,„,..,„ , Demdster, 11, Howard-street, Strand. " The bed occupied by the unfortunate deceased had been constantly used for some time, with the exception of one night preceding her admission. I have visited the inmates every other day, sometimes daily, sine( commencement M term, and in no one instance have I observed, or heard complained of, damp beds. " The deceased left the house on the morning of the 7th; she came under medical treatment for rheumatic fever on tho 18th. low was the interval of eleven days ‘wcupied? If the fever commenced the day after she left the house, and was permitted to take its course for ten days, driving her to a fatal termination, without appeal to the skill of her medical attendant, it matters little how or when she caught it. She died in conse quence of her own neglect or the neglect of those abut her. If, on the other hand, the urgent symptoms showed themselves when she sent for medical relief, the probability is that the fever was contracted at a period subsequent to her leaving the Spinning-house. "' Medical men will duly appreciate this observation, though it has escaped the notice of a non-medical coroner and the jury. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, " 'R. M. FAWCETT. " Cambridge, Dec. 10, 1846.' " Lord ASHLEY proceeded to reply to the statement made by Mr. Alderman Farebrother, which he charac terised as being destitute of facts, reasoning, or con elusion. He confessed that he had at one time, though but a moment, hesitated whether he should respond to the worthy Alderman's citation to appear there to answer to certain high crimes and misdemeanours, but when he recollected that he had officiated as vice-president, that by so doing he had incurred a responsibility to the com mittee and to the subscribers, and that the president had declared he had a correspondence to read which affected his character, and reflected upon his (Lord Ashley's) reputation, and that he was determined to expose him, he felt that he could not do less, out of respect to the meeting, than attend and hear the allegations which were to be made against him. I t was no t i n his power to state precisely th period when he first joined the so ciety, but he had been induced to do so from a sincere desire to ameliorate the condition of the distressed needlewomen of the metropolis. After having joined the society he canvassed his friends in its behalf, and was successful hi obtaining a great number of sub scribers. After his connexion had lasted some time, various complaints reached his cars that the management was not well conducted, and that as it had not answered the purposes for which it was intended an investigation was required. Under these circumstances he deemed it his duty to request the attendance of Mr. Roper, the Hono rary Secretary, in order to set an investigation on foot, which subsequently took place, and resulted in the ap pointment of Mr. Shaw as sub-treasurer and comptroller of accounts. Mr. Shaw undertook the office, but repeatedly stated that he was not satisfied with the information he received. A meeting was then determined upon, which was held on the 16th of June, at Mr. Alderman Farebrother's chambers. Previously to that meeting, Mr. Cowper, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Jeffreys met at his (Lord Ashley's) house, and discussed the position of affairs, and arrived at the conclusion that nothing could put matters to , rights but the appointment of a paid secretary, who , would devote all his ener g i es to the interests of the society. Feeling convinced that the services of a paid officer were indispensable, and having superseded Mr. Roper, they passed a vote of thanks to him_for the zeal and activity which he had displayed in the cause of the society. They were particular in confining themselves to these expressions, because, without impugning his honesty or the propriety of his general conduct, they felt he was not qualified for the situation ; and in that opinion they were borne out by the worthy Alderman himself, who lamented his deficiency of education to discharge the duties of secretary efficiently. Mr. Roper had exhibited, however, great zeal and activity ; he had visited workhouses and prisons without receiving any remuneration, and the society thanked him for his services. It was afterwards resolved to appoint a deputation to wait upon the committee of the Milli ners' Society, in order to consider the propriety of uniting the two societies, inasmuch as separately they could not afford the expenses attendant upon paid officers. A day was fixed for the interview, and after the subject had been discussed, the Milliners' Society refused to unite. Such being the case, and knowing the Distressed Needlewomen's Society had been ill-managed, and that its affairs were getting into a state of confusion, from which it would be ex tremely difficult to extricate them, he was unwilling to bear further responsibility, and felt it his duty to tender kis resignation as vice-president, and to withdraw from any interference in its society. He then wrote the letter bearing date the 6th of July, which the worthy Alder man had already read to the meeting. On the following day he went to the continent, and remained away six weeks; but on his return he found the letter of Alder man Farebrother, dated the 7th of July, viz., the very day after he left town. His surprise was, of course, very great, for he had supposed that, having, in conjunction with Mr. Cowper, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Jeffreys, tendered his resignation, that the president would have announced the circumstance at the next meeting. Indeed, so cer tain was he that such would be the case, that he did not think it necessary to write to him to that effect. His surprise, therefore, was very considerable when he read the report of Mr. Alderman Farebrother's speech, in the Times of the 29th of October. He could not have sup posed that the president of a society, when performing his functions at a meeting of that society, could have re frained from announcing the withdrawal of four gen tlemen from its committee. Mr. Farebrother had not, however done so, and so far from assigning the true mo tive for the secession, gave a reason which, as far as he (Lord Ashley) was concerned, was a true one. He sub mitted that his letter of resignation ought to have been laid before the public meeting, but it was not, and its suppression, w i o f u l o d t h e h r a v m e e leftan s n h i a n d e t n e e o n t t been n t e a t d h o s p o t e f d t h t e o circulate g ignorant of the true motives which had caused the resignation of himself and his colleagues. After some other observations in defence of the course he had pursued, the Noble Lord concluded by stating that his ,eason for seceding was not that he objected, as alleged by Mr. Alderman Farebrother, to act as chairman of two societies similar in character, but that as the Dis tressed Needlewotnen's Society was mismanaged, an,i its affairs fast merging into inextricable confusion, he con sidered it due to his own character,`and to the confidence which the subscribers had reposed in him, to withdraw when he could be no longer useful. The Hon. Mr. Cowper, Mr. Jeffreys, and Mr. Shaw, explained their reasons for leaving the society, and gave expression to their regret, that while on the committee they found such unlimited power and control over the disposal of the funds of the institution exercised by the Honorary Secretary, Mr. Roper who, in fact, acted as president, committee, treasurer, and everything else. They fully approved of the course which his Lordship had taken, and they saw nor eason to regret at having participated in it. LORD ASHLEY AND THE DIS- TRESSED NEEDLEWOMEN'S SOCIETY. Yesterday a public meeting of the friends and subscri bers of the Distressed Needlewomen's Society was held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, in compliance with the suggestion of Mr. Alderman Farebrother, Pre sident, to take into consideration all the circumstances connected with the withdrawal from the committee of Lord Ashley, the Hon. Mr. Cowper, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Jeffreys, and to hear detailed the correspondence which took place on the subject between the Noble Lord and Mr. Alderman Farebrother. There was a very full attendance, and among those present we ob served the Right Honourable Lord Ashley, the Honourable Mr. Cowper, Mr. Labouchere, Mr. Alderman Farebrother, Mr. Alderman Johnson, ex- Lord Mayor, the Rev. Mr. Dale, the Rev. Joseph Browne, Mr. Shaw, Ur. Jeffreys, Mr. Luke J. Hansard, and a number of ladies interested in the welfare of the insti tution. On the motion of Mr. Alderman FARBBIZOTHER Mr. Luke J. Hansard was called to the chair. Mr. Alderman FAREBROTHER opened the business of the meeting by observing, that before he called upon Lord Ashley to prove certain statements which he had made respecting the management of the Distressed Needlewo wen's Society, he would read a circular letter which the Noble Lord had caused to be distributed, not among all the subscribers to the institution, but among as many as he considered might answer his purpose. Mr. SHAW—That is entirely false.—(" Hear, hear," and great confusion.) Mr. Alderman FAREBROTHER requested that an in terruption conveyed in so abrupt and ungentlemanlike a manner would not be again repeated. Mr. Shaw was now in the society of gentlemen, and it was to be hoped would moderate his language.—(Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Alderman Farebrother) contended that the circular was sent to only a portion of the subscribers, and not to the general body. The document he alluded to, and which he purposed commenting on, stated, that "Lord Ashley, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Jeffrey's, and the Hon. Mr. Cowper, had deemed it to be their duty to notify to the sub scribers to the Society for the Aid of Distressed Needle women, their withdrawal from the society in July last. They did so in consequence of a speech re ported in the Times of the 28th of October; and attributed to the President, Mr. Alderman Fatudarother. The chairman was repotted to have said; he begged to express his regret at the loss that the institution had sustained from the retirement of Lord Ashley from its management; but, at the same time, he believed that the Noble Lord continued to have the best wishes for its success, and he believed the reason of his Lordship's retirement was, that he did not wish to be..the chairman of two societies of a similar land a,t the same time." This erroneous statement re quired,correction. The reason of the retirement of Lord Ashley, and of the three other gentlemen, was set forth in the following letter from Lord Ashley to the Presi dent, the decision in which was supported by letters from each of them : L s tit; 41 aber er 'l_Of profits is annual, and the next will be made in e Present year. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. k---............... iGLISFI and SCOTTISH LAW LIFE WiLt„,,, 4 AS SURANCE and LOAN ASSOCIATION. — " 00 -place, London; 119, Princes-street, Edinburgh. Established in 1839. ~ l'lrli I ,...___Rubscribed Capital, One Million. '.'(' - ""unANCE, ANNUITIES, REVERSIONS , AND A tillie s" f th e ENDOWMENTS. iNat e , English and Scottish Principle of Assurance. a......dr ItENSIVE and LIBERAL STSTEM of LOAN in ". nth Assuranceeseit !Indqui, ti $ „, t 0 44 lgotso, uAI .. , or Vier, - -4 • PartlFlPate in two-thirds of the broths. • , X.-BILL WILLIAMS, Actuary. CUNDY'S PATEN r OPEN FIRE VENTILATING STOVE. (Testimonial after one Winter's trial.) " St. John's, Fulham, May 2, 1846. " My dear Sir,—l have very great pleasure in giving my public testimony t' the efficiency of your stove, as combining the double advantage of thoroughly warming and constantly ventilating any large church or building. Your invention appeared to me to be in theory all that could be desired, and I can honestly say that I have not yet discovered the point in which the practice falls short of the theory. " The area of my church is computed to be nearly 200,000 cubical rept,jand.';tliongli: -a second stove will Abe required , the one s already erected entWered my highest, expec'tetitins,OidtAilliSid ell that-you have given me to expect. If confirmation Were:needed for evidence of its efficiency, I might further state that I had pecidiar. difficulties. tb contend with—that various 'attempts had been made, and that every attempt had proved a signal failure—that I was ex posed to' the charge .of boldness in attempting what had baffled others ; but that such is the power, the efficiency, and the comfort counnuniCated by your stove, that I know not of a dissentient voice, and have heard only` of approval with unanimous consent. " I.n,ight add, that I was first led to the making inquiry respect ng your stove having gathered indirectly that a disposition, not un favourable towards it, was entertained in a certain high quarter, where, ou acemint of ability of discernment, the smallest approach to approval must carry with it great weight. " I remain, dear Sir, yours faithfully, WII,LIAM.G.iRRATT, Minister of St. John's, Fulham. enndy, • had of Messrs. DOWSON, 69, Welbeek:street, I TAINNIA LIFE - ASSURANCE COMPANY. • • :'c', , ;. ~ ',.,?l , i, S gir treti 1, Princes-street,.Bank, London. o.byapecial Act of Parliament, 4th Viet., cap. 9 . A,.. ' iti sh w, h ANTAGES OF THIS. INSTITUTION. 111447 144 MUTUAL ARCRANCE BRANCH. c ZCllrity afforded to thesAssured by means an ample 044 , and the large fund accumulated from the pre -11N-17., th t "ards of 6,000 policies. "July 6, 1846. " Sir,—The result of the meeting of the committee for conducting the affairs of the Needlewomen's Society was so unsatisfactory, the accounts appeared to be in such disorder, and the registration so imperfect, that I can have no hope of any benefits to arise to the objects of the institution or of credit to ourselves as patrons or vice-presidents. " I must, therefore, request you, as president, to with draw my name from the list of the officebearers of the society. "I am, Sir, your obedient servant, " ASHLEY. ".Mr. Alderman Farebrother." only of the annual premium requ ired during t.. 44,. 2. 1,&_`"'4, ' , the remaining half premiums being paid out of the — ` g .Ater Ave years, will be apnnally divided among the kip b 4 7rest PEOPLIZTART BRANCH. 41111147112.0."cli nOttsistent with security to th e Assured. scale of premiums, peculiarly adapted to cases whew #4l67 . neredii .. effected for the purpose of securing loans or debts. %Ai:l4 or r ates of premium, whereby credit is given for half the up o r a `,, , eleitim for seven years, to be then paid off, or remain a 44 4i 1 P° ll eY, at the option of the holder. It/TRACT FROM TIIE TABLES. required for aa Assurance of 100/. for the whole N._ It The stoves t 9 be Cavendish-square ; yhere they may be seen in operation. EYEBROWS, MOUSTACHIOS, and WHIS . KERS produced in a few weeks, and Baldness removed and prevented by the use of GIIIMSTONE'S AROMATIC REGENE RATOR, an essential spirit, drawn from aromatic herbs and flowers, a few drops of which cure headache in a few minutes ; it is also a most delightful, fragrant toilet perfume. Sold only in triangular bottles, protected by the Government stamp, at 4s. ; double the size. is.; and double this size, lls. each ; enclosed in a Pamphlet, con taining testimonials of undoubted authority, entitled " Three Minutes' Advice on the Growth and Preservation of the Mohan Hair, &c." By post, 4s. 6d., 7s. fid„ and 125., for money orders only. Sold wholesale only at Grimstone's Herbary, Highgate, near London g strukby-Mesers. Barclay and Sons. Yarringtion-Street ; Sanger, c O o x . fo d r u ctsze rre eti..M m es ir 9r .j a. o ß hn u s tl w er n, an ui d e ( d lo on e e he w ap a s r i eh de . ; . ' F e i . sha ah ei d orris Te h l i l i e i r; and by all s, Perfumers, and others For Edinburgh, and R. Raitnes, Leith-walk ; for Manchester, ereache and Son, Adver tiser•oflice. That document (continued Mr. Alderman Farebrother) bore date " November 18, 1846," but where it came from, or whether it came direct from the house of the Noble Lord, he could not say. Ho -ever, he was quite prepared to prove that the facts were not as stated in the printed circular. In the first place, the Hon. Mr. Cowper wrote him a letter, on the 2d of August, 1846, consenting to at tend a meeting of the committee whenever it migh t be sum moned, tor it was, in his opinion, due to the subscribers that there should be a public meeting, previous to which an assemblage of the committee would be most desirable, on the 16th of the same month. The Hon. Mr. Cowper did attend a meeting of the committee, therefore it could not be correct, as stated in the printed circular, that the Hon. Mr. Cowper withdrew in July. Again, Lord Ashley stated that the result of the meeting of the committee for conducting the affairs of the society was unsatisfac tory—that the accounts appeared in disorder, and that the registration was imperfect. On referring, however, to the minutes of that meeting, held on the 16th of June, he found entered, in Lord Ashley's own hand writing, resolutions to the effect, " That the account be submitted forthwith to the auditors—that a sub-commit tee be appointed to confer with the committee of the Milliners' Association, for the purpose of ascertaining how far a combination of the two societies was practicable and desirable—that Mr. Alderman Farebrother, Mr. Jeffreys, and the Hon. Mr. Cowper, be appointed a sub committee for the purpose—that, in any event, it was desirable the affairs of the society should be conducted by a paid clerk or secretary—and that the thanks of the committee be tendered to Mr. Roper, the honorary secretary, for the zeal and activity he had manifested in the service of the association." He understood that every suggestion made by Lord Ashley in these resolu tions had from that moment, to the fullest extent, been carried out, and yet the Noble Lord ventured to prefer the charges affecting the proper management of the in stitution. Mr. Hunt was appointed a paid clerk, and the regulation hook provided was a fac-simile of that ordered by Lord Ashley for the Milliners' Society. The accounts had been regularly and carefully audited by the, auditors appointed for the purpose, to whom the ac counts were referred. Such was the answer to the charges conveyed in Lord Ashley's letter, and he asked whether it was consistent with the character of a gen tleman of high standing and position, or in accordance with the usages of society, that a letter containing re flections which seriously affected the character of an individual should be printed and extensively circulated, while the answer forwarded to that letter was sup pressed? Mr. Alderman Farebrother proceeded to read his reply to Lord Ashley's communication of the 6th of July:— "July 7, 1846. o My Lord,—Your Lordship's most extraordinary letter has cawed me mush surprise. When the com mittee met at my chambers I saw no account, except a meeting was informed that the 1 R banker's book and a paper prod a u e c e e e d u b n y ts b a l s r. i r u h n a d w er . sta T n h de, yes terday and stated that . the account s imperfect, I cannot, on this were with the auditors, and li , r. opv‘e,e;rcealalenddihteedre As to the registration b Lordship's recollection t should be adopted, and a proper mo de of registration . and subject, make any othe e r i h n a r g e t m i a t rk w , e a x s c s e g p r t e c e a d ll t i h ng at to a your new the accounts, and moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Roper for your Lotdshipican tnateedrfetorekweeipthsutchherelgaidsiteesr, eemmittee ; have no desire to retain, contrary to his services. your omit it • but, knowing as I do, Roper to . , c b l u e t rk no a will desire Mr. wish, your name as vice-patron, and I which the society has already rendered t PP to ui i e, the gond that has been effectd to the poor needlewohms to the needy, and the diminu tion of crime, I am fully n, thet.:rLeoartdbsehnipe'sat w 1 and I cannot conceal from fail for the want of exertio that some person h as wan your Lordship my opinion that had your Lordship tonly poisoned your mind, and roperly audited, d waited the production of . the acc ounts,. p &rent, and I nk it your opinion would have been 1 who has thi lent his far from candid towards Mr. Rop er ' in collecting sub scri pti ons , thus, without seeing the ac counts, to condem n th em . m house and g i ven hi s ti me , and been ainly instrumental "I have the honour to be, my Lord, " Your obedient servant, " C. FAREBRO TIIER. " The Right H on . L or d A s hl ey. " Mr. Alderman F are b rot h er then procee d e d to censure the course taken by L or d A shley and h i s co ll e aguevio withdrawing from th e soc i ety b efore they h a d a tt e nded the recent public meeticg and openly expressed their reasons for adopting such a course. He submitted that the proper step would have been for the dissentient gen tleman to have attended the meeting, and moved that the accounts, if unsatisfactory in their nature, should be referred back to the auditors for the purpose of being carefully examined and investigated. He had the high est possible respect for the qualities which distinguished the character of Lord Ashley, but he would not permit that nobleman, or any other person, to matter how elevated his situation might be, to impugn his character as a public or a private individual, or to circulate or cause to be circulated any statement which could have the effect of alienating from him any share of that confi dence which, as a servant of her Majesty and an alder man of the city of London, might be reposed in him by his fellow citizens. Having read a voluminous corre spondence which took place between himself, Lord Ashley. the Hon. Mr. Cowper, Mr. Shaw, and other gen tiPmeu on the subject of the secessions, Mr. Alderman Farebrother concluded an address which occupied more than two hours in delivering, by expressing his convic tion that the intention of Lord Ashley was to destroy the society, having failed in the object he desired, namely, to unite it with that of the Milliners' Society, of which the Noble lord was already the president. 'liertri of Life. 4 / 4 * ll4 f I L Pre. 947ea r rs t s. 34 4 d 6 ao 12 2 24 4 34 1 4 11 29 10 4p 1s 6 17 0 4.5 112 3 3 6 6 ip 112 6 319 0 2 7 9 4 15 6 2 18 10 5 17 8 Whole Pre mium, after five years. Half Pre • miuui. t Whole Pre mium, after se,en years. --- s. d. 21 0 18 0 25 0 19 Y 30 1 1 9 35 1 4 11 40 1 9 2 45 1 14 10 50 2 2 6 55 2 12 9 X a. d. 1 16 0 1 19 2 2 3 6 2 9 10 2 18 4 3 9 8 4 5 0 i 5 6 PETER MORRISON, Resident Director. TIM LIVERPOOL FI RE a nd LIFE .. Offices, 6, 'ltrater-street Liverpool INSURANCE COMPANY' , ; and 3, Charlotte-I'OW, Mansion, London. ,2 1 . 1 . t 0 he Act of Parliament obtained by the Company, 11.1!" 1 lied that the liability of the shareholders under the policies 7_t s n ur ot be restricted by special contract or otherwise.it is expressly st;Loances against Fire are undertaken on property of every de texil2_,ll In the United Kingdom, the British Colonies, and in foreign '. Z el l. a% thlnsurance. —Two scales of premiums, the one being much - an usual, securing the amount of the policy without any au ,141. the other lower than the participating sca l es generally 47 hy companies o ff er i ng uncertain bonuses, and . carrycarrying , , r "411b,tion additions on a plan entirely new and peculiar to this Mr. Alderman FAREBROTHER replied. And After a vast deal of conversation respecting the ma nagement of the society, the alleged irresponsibility of the Honorary Secretary, and the appropriation of the funds, a vote o thanks was passed to the Chairman, on the motion of Lord Ashley, and the meeting separated. About a fortnight back, a banker at the head of the finance of Paris, received an anonymous letter threatening him with death unless he deposited in a certain spot a sum of 18,000 f. The letter stated that there were four persons bound together by the strictest friendship, who having lost large sums of money by railway shares, r equ i re d the a b ove -named sum to save them from dishonour. " If" said the letter, " you consent to lend us thi s sum, we shall for ever bless your name, but if not, you pronounce your own sen tence of d6ath !" The communication concluded by recommending the banker to bring on a certain day, in propria persona, the sum demanded in thirteen notes of 1,000 francs each, and 3,000 francs in gold, and place it at the foot of the third lamp-post on the Place de la Bourse, on leaving the Rue des Mlles Saint Thomas, opposite the Restaurant Champeaux. The banker handed the letter to the Commissary of Police of the district, and measures were immediately taken to arrest whatever person might come to take away the money ; but no person appeared. The whole matter appeared to be a hoax, when a few days after the direc tor general of one of the most important public admi nistrations received a letter of a similar description, and evidently written by the same person :—" If you con sent to our demand," said the letter, " you have only to lower the flag of yo ur h ote l on such a day, between six and seven in the evening, in token of your acquiescence, and a second letter will designate the place where you are to deposit the money. If you refuse our request, pre pare to die." The high functionary merely showed the let ter to his principal secretary, and did not send it to the police until some days had elapsed. Two days after this the celebrated banker received a second letter, of the same nature as the first, but demanding 17,000 E in place of 16,000 f. The money was to be placed at the foot of the third lamp post on the Place de la Bourse, opposite the Vaudeville theatre. This letter was also handed to the Commissary of Police, and measures being t a k en t o arrest any person that might come, about eight i n th e evening a young man was taken prisoner, just as he had stopped under the lamp as if to read a letter, and after feeling with his foot below, had picked up a bag of money that had been left there. Being interrogated, he declared himself to be a student of the University of Liege, and said that he had deen employed by two per sons, whom he did not know , for a reward of 20f., to go to the lamplsost already mentioned, and bring to them at the cafe Villetto, Rue Montmartre, the bag that he u o nd dg t ing sbeing s e ar c h e d, a pistol, a d agger , an d there, evidently written shouldbythequantity s findamo of papers p ha there. apne rd as Hise letters,fol s v a paper containing arsenic. Finding this p roo f aga i nst him to be considered conclusive , he ackno w l e d ge d t h at N e ther it was he, and he alone, who had de v i se d t h e whole scheme, having been \urged to it by want. He has, in con sequence, been delivered over to the authorities to take his trial. The prisoner is a man of 30 years of age, whose father was director of the exten • ' - extensive printing office founded by M. Cockerill, at Liege, On the death of the father, the son and his mother suffered great pri vation, and this is supposed to have troubled his reason. —Galignani. LORD THURLOW AS A PATRON. —On one occasion a considerable living fell vacant in the Chancellor's gift, which was solicited by Queen Charlotte and promised to her protégé. The curate, who had served in the parish some yto su c ceed , modestly hearing who was likelyncello m odestly applied fo r the Cha ' • - .. r s intercession, that, o n account of his large family, he mi g h t b e cont i nue d in the curacy. Thecalling expectant rector to return thanks, introduced Thurlow the case o f t h e cura t e , nted with great strength and pathos ; which he represented b was, "I shoulde much pl ease d to o bli ge but the answer your Lordship, but unfortunatelyl have promised it to • " Sir I cannot m k a friend." Thurlow . , , I a e this gentle man your curate, it is true but can make him the rector ; and, he shall by ---, have the living, as he a nno t have the curacy." He instan tly *nstan tly called in his csecretary, and ordered the presentation to b e ma d e ou t in favour of the curate, who was inducted, and enjoyed the living many year s .—Lord C amp b e ll' s Lives of the Chancellors. SERIOUS ACCIDEN T AT THE Q UEEN ' S T HEATRE , —At the c ToTTENHAM-STREET.Iose of the performance last evening, a young man, about twenty years of age, named Sharpe, fell from the gallery into the pit, and was appearance dead, to the Middlesex removed, to all Hos pital;the audience were le av i ng t h e t h eatre , fortunately so that the unfortunate young man fell on the seats of the pit, and no one else was injured. WINTON BM/LT, Secretary to the Company, Liverpool, 4 LEXANDER ROBERTSON, Resident Secretary, London. ~I‘ II4I I,,x , YROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL ..1,.,.-Aotir,.—,,e.FlT ASSOCIATION and BENEVOLENT FUND. i z a hereby ' given, that ' the SIXTEI ANNUAL GENERA.L ti,,,. el' the Members of the Benefit Department of this 'ti l4 t h r.i - ,..! will be held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, - Iti e rCY,.....F.t . London,MONDAY, the 18th f January, 1847, at 4: 4,- , the Main the evening precisely, t which meeting, at the request ,4,.' ~,,,' ,Eic l agers, ' lr a ,: foli o s '.„,AßEL SMITH, Esq., M.P., wil take the chair. - ' 4 oes„"tal/ Managers, in accordance with Rule 7, will go out ~. is rotation, but offer themselves for re-election, viz. : " .... is r ' John. Clarke. I Mr. George Thomas, k tittet• Charles Lloyd. 1 Mr. John White Welsh. , „„___ h - mr: p„.`Kera having determined to increase their number, and Mr. • ki ia bY a —r 'ors 'Maples having tendered his resignation, the Beard ~eclar , Win_ e two vacancies 1 r.aieZlltleraca, duly qualified, offer themselves as candidates: 1144 Co 4 er Dawson, of the house of Messrs. Crawford, Colvin, ellt a _ ~, '''' Lintott, of the house of Messrs. Forster and Smith. ay order of the Board, R. Ig o ," ... the 84gate-street, London, 1846. TDHecO.S9., MULLIN-DER, Secretary. 1, ,R I , p tet arY, President, or other PrinCipaAlsOsofficiCaetrioonr.Clerk of the ttur,z, rovident Clerks' Mutual Benefit L ".. e s the undersigned, members of this Afstshoocimateiomnb,erhse,reaboy. 7 1 11 11 'eat y ou ii t tb a rt t , the Will call a General Meeting 0- . iet . a.. , see . „Previsions of the Act of Parliarnentnet,nailoOgthsoGemoo. much of lk v allu al . u, for the purpose of altering or amending 5001„ and of giving I. %%et to tI Z as,. limits the amount to be assured ‘.(4 4 Of it tgir . ' . 0 11111 of Managers to accept proposalinsalinedu tishsoureeopfo,litf tiled ' L uce for sums not exceeding 1,0001., advisable. rt „ We a re .1,2 N t , ..ero fen w your obedient servants, r gatar 1 .00 e.l °' e t he skriatures of seven members and upwards.) et, Dec. 9, 1846. Tha is, Nott eits ha, It:tuition _thr t provident Clerks' Mutual is r i g u a t t u e a s l ty ß e e e n tt . eggßenefit Association, Op nil of th e ~,•'Y antßev ~,, upwards, I cal a ' 81 411 en ts in accordance wit he folregooinegeerreo ,avern, Bis , erab ers of t Mbar and ' t enday, ,T u°l,B4atestr don on the evening o killt ed to b 14, 1 847 department, , ?et, in the City of Lo h n e 4 ti , t be General: d a he L Meetingnaopn-f e h d e l l ately after the " e n and th L ] l am . n er n ; is d. Secretary. . • 1 ULLINDER , `.............. „ : ...;.... 1 1........................___ 184 THosus . „1 ''.THE MOST Gold %I WATr,,,, FASHIONABLE LADIES' M. at 1/ . ., `-. 1 , 11 the elegant FLAT COLD WATCH, with *tholes? • 11 . ; the size and thlckness is about that of a crown 11107 e the horizontal escapement, and are jewellehde I ,f, 14, 1 2 1 d, itodWlth Maintaining power to continue goinz whilst 1 A Perro n! , ar y recommended f o r P.a em , i t. BA,,,,anee, which is warranted. °t °l.' 13artieul I durability and item % 1,,,,„',,' 1,1 ' and SONS, Watch and Clockmakers, No. 9, 6 1 "'en. opposite the Bank of England. t• A.V rEs , ~,,. 24. )rs. and , kett l Sp er ,_ S CANDLES, 6d. per lb. ; Genuine i al c ,—.. Is. 4d • yen slog , 485., 545., and 60e . per 1121bs. , 64;;.; Wax Can d les, f . per lb. ; German Wax, hol L - 4 ' 28.; d Wax, Is. sd. ; Transparent Wax, Is. I ° 4 ' ;). ,orG enuine ler . as. t.,:; Waxed -wick Moulds, 7d.; Sperm Oil, Bs. per ‘ gallon i. ; 0 jt ese kid 1.:,..._, Pale S ea l , 4s. ; Argand, or Vegeta bl e, 4 s . 6 ,d. i' ih t0 e 05..7 SoaP. Is. 4d, per packet ; Brown Windsor, Is. 9d. ; ),,,Posite: •- "nond, 2s. 6d. ; Sealing Wax, 4s. 6d.; Hale's Paragon )4 4 ,4 4 _ eagh te( l, llll lng no snuffing, 9 1 Ad. per lb. ' ...,:n.a..b,,-.-zit DAVIES'S Old Established Warehouse, 63, St. -''''. oPposite slaughte's-coffee-home. :4 li----:1----__ ,p 0,... Ili tt D lit AI ,, _ --ThDIATION IN CLEANING CHIM - a n ,, la-- .._ a n e use of the PORTLAND PATENT SPRING ' ifttli g nOy an 2 ;ll lMNEY-SWEEPING APPARATUS obviates all 1)14. 4 , 1g Nai r and in consequent upon the present dia l% :, 1 % or . 1 4 it a flue is completely cleansed without one v o -.De n soot entering the apartment. A short time ago 'tient ' N t i""u, was made with this apparatus at the House of iin.._ Wel.e the success of which was complete. Sheets of writing of t 4 Placed upon the chimney-piece, and In various other Dil l T "le Of r° °rn, and after the completion of the sweeping not one 0 h soot 4 ~,, ke n Was discernible upon any of the sheets of paper. tstt e ''• Th Welbeck-street, Cavendish-square. ti t in 'a Pr oPriet _ ve t or is willing to grant licenses for the use of this ',. "tits k r ,r i . n repproinial towns of England. .le Meolis are required. 414151 1144 FOR STOPPING DECATED TEETH. by her Majesty, his Royal Highness_ Kent. Albert, and Rol.her Royal Highness the Duchess of S and HOWARD'S SUCCEDA-• „ , Ity . for Stopping Decayed Teeth, however large the 7Dati n it is placed in the tooth in a soft state, without any pre e ss m u a r i e , -414 I 44,1 Boon bees as hard as the enamel, and will r ' t he tooth i n formsny years, rendering extraction unnecessary, i'lretd,Zung the further progress of decay. All persons can use tll!? I, lee 850 M themselves with ease, as full directions are enclosed. 'lit e, 6 CC Prepared only by Thomas and Howard, Surgeon Denl4,L4tltryi; nerr ters-street, Oxford-street, who will send it into the bY Poet -Id Y Savo 220 ; Sanger, ree t :add 44 + Ord str ee t ;* 12 N6 utler, b '4, Che ry aPside ;, Johnson, Regent-street 68, Cornhill : Aply ,edi cine Vend ors in the kingdom. Mr. H owar d cont i nues t o %If I he lo n its 0 ss of teeth on his mew system of self-adhesion, without "" 4 > te4ot w iree. 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T ., *O, .,,,,,,, ~ 02 04. 1.--: :. , - , Vs Irt 90 I'4' 1 ' N ~.- 7.. ~ :a- ':',. -- "'"cy - . ~.',, c.,,--___.--, f' ~ ...,, TA ilil - 4' fA:, , , , o i R c . -, -,;...,_ • .IW -i ' . ''''' 4" . \ v ) 14- ' ... • ,fir .... • ,„.. Al* . ...,,,.... i,..... , c.., _.., . , , . . \4;' •• 9. 7 )4 .. pss ,:,- - - , 41404,:.- 'll' LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING Ny DECEMBER 15, 1846. PROPOSED REMOVAL OF WEST MINSTER-BRIDGE. A numerous and respectable public meeting of the owners of property, and other inhabitants of Lambeth, Westminster, and other parts in the vicinity of West minster-bridge, was held last evening at seven o'clock, at the New Inn, in the Westminster-road, to take measures for watching and opposing a project, of which notice has been given, for erecting a new bridge from Charing cross to the York-road, instead of the present structure. BENJAMIN HAWES, E.yei , M.P., was unanimously called to the chair. Mr. MILLER, the secretary to the committee, appointed at a late meeting to watch the matter, read letters from Sir De Lacy Evans, M.l'., stating that he would be most ready to co-operate with Mr. Hawes in whatever course might be resolved upon by the meeting ; and from Mr Trotter, M.P. for West Surrey ; Mr. liemble, M.P., and Mr. T. D'Eyncourt, M.l'., regretting their in ability to attend, from various reasons. Mr. HAWES, M.P., who was received with loud ap plause, proceeded to address the meeting. He said he thought it would be hardly necessary for him to attempt to explain to the meeting, numerous and crowded as it was, the object which had brought them together; but as there might be some present who had not attended to the matter as much as he and many of those around him had, it might be desirable to offer some distinct reason for the .adoption of the course they had met to consider the propriety of taking, namely, to op pose the proposed new bridge from some point on this side of the river to Charing Cross. If he had had any doubt at all upon the matter it would have been removed by the mode of conduct which the promoters of the new bridge had adopted. Now, when one heard the proposition for constructing a new bridge across the Thames ; the first question which naturally occurred to the mind was— had the public in any way expressed a desire to have a new bridge erected some distance from the site of the old one—(Cheers)--but another, and not less necessary question, also presented itself— who was to pay for the new structure?—(Loud cheers.) He took leave to reply to the first question—that there had been no manifestation of public feeling at all in favour of it—none in the least.—(Loud cheers.) Had any public meetings been held on the subject?—had any subscription list been framed?—and had any engi neering plans been published to show any absolute ne cessity for so serious a change? There had not—and they had no security that even if the bridge were built that it would receive the support of the public. Well, but who was to pay for it? The money, of course, would have to come out of the public funds—out of the public taxation ; and he must say, in the present state of affairs, they had pretty nearly as many claims upon the revenue as they could afibrd to meet. They had to afford relief to the famishing people of Ireland at the present moment, and at that time were consequently not in a condition to incur an enor mous sum for the construction of a new bridge which the public necessities did not call for.—(Hear.) The bridge appeared to be put forth with the sanction and patronage of the Government. Now he had every reason to believe that this was not so—(Loud cheers)—and that all that had been done was this :—That a public department had consented to the publication of certain notices for the introduction of the Bill, but beyond that no sort of sanction had been given—(Loud cheers)—and that the Government was perfectly free to oppose the project ; and he for one, should join his friends about him in giving the measure the most determined opposi tion.—(Hear, hear.) It appeared so objectionable, that he hardly thought any Member of Pa r li amen t f o r Lam beth, Westminster, Middlesex, or Surrey, would be found to back the Bill ; and it would be very strange if a great metropolitan measure should be introduced into Parliament without the support of some local Member of Parliament who possessed a knowledge of the affairs of those whom he represented. But, supposing the Bill introduced, he asked this question of those who advo cated the measure, and he should ask the same question on the floor of the House of Commons—What neces sity is there to build a bridge which no one desires—and what public reasons are assigned for it ? He was told that the architect of the new Houses of Parliament thought the bridge an " eyesore " to that great public work. He (Mr. Hawes) admitted that the bridge was an " eyesore" as it stood, but it could either be repaired or rebuilt on its present site, and in harmony with the new Houses of Parliament, so that there was no reason for removing the bridge on that score. But a great many reasons might be advanced in favour of retaining the bridge in its pre sent position. He took it for granted that even some repairs were necessary to render the present bridge suit able for the traffic; or that if it were necessary to re build it, that the erection should take place on the pre sent site—that he took it was admitted on all sides. If a new bridge was necessary, he was prepared to show clearly that the present site was one on which it could be made with the greatest economy, and with the greatest advantage.—(Loud cheering.) And the first reason was, that the approaches to the bridge were the property of the Commissioners, and that it would there fore be unnecessary to expend one shilling in making ap proaches to it if it remained in its present position.— (Cheers.) And therefore, if the public money was to be spent on Westminster bridge (and he said as a Mem ber of Parliament, quite independent of Lambeth or Westminster, and he had a right to say it, that this was not a time to squander'public money unless it was abso lutely necessary) it should be spent in improving or building a new bridge in the place of the old one, in order, if there were no other reason, to effect the alter ation without the enormous expense of making en tirely new approaches. Well, then, suppose for a mo ment that the site of the bridge was changed, and a new bridge built lower down the river, it would, in the first place, be much larger, and consequently more expensive, and, secondly, new approaches wo u ld have to be purchased on both sides of the river. But was that all ? Was it quite just to build it where it was proposed ? Were there no reasons against the plan. The magnificent gentlemen who projected it seemed quite indifferent to the fact that two bridges existed closely adjoining each other; two bridges built by two companies at enormous expense ; one of them (Waterloo-bridge) almost ruinous to the company which invested its money in it, and the other (Charing Cross-bridge) hardly paying. Both were built by private companies, but if a free bridge were built within two hundred yards of them the effect would be utter ruin to both.—(Hear, hear.) Why, such a propo sition could not stand for a moment, and did not deserve to stand.—(Loud cheers.) The Hon. Member here pro duced a plan of the proposed and existing bridges, which he exhibited to the meeting. To any one standing at the foot ofCharing-cross bridge, the proposed bridge with the existing ones would appear like the letter " V;" the proposed bridge forming the second line of the letter, in consequence of its contiguity with the Charing cross-bridge, and which, besides, would not be more than 200 yards from the commencement of both Waterloo and Charing-cross bridges. Would anybody tell him that such a bridge was required ?—(Cries of " No, no," and ridiculous.) They took away Westminster-bridge, and left the public without any accommodation between Vauxhall-bridge and the proposed one. Who advocated it ? He was told that no one did so but the architect of the Houses of Parliament (Mr. Barry), for whose works of art no one had more admiration than he had ; but he would not consent to allow Mr. Barry to carry out a fancy of this sort, which, if done at all, would have:to be done undoubtedly at the expense of private individuals ; but aided by his determined body of coadjutors, he would not consent to let this Bill pass through the Parliamentary ordeal without its encountering from him the most for midable opposition.—(Loud cheers.) When it came into the House of Commons no single stage of its pro gress should escape without opposition from him— (Hear, hear)—and if he was not present in the Commit tee appointed to discuss its merits, be was sure those who were would do so ; for he could not believe that five gentleman would sanction such an uncalled-for expendi ture of public money, and which, if carried out, would cause the utter ruin of the other bridges to which he had referred. When Westminster-bridge was first built the site was just as much an object of discussion as the site of the projected bridge ; but, after the most careful and able consideration of the various points at which the river should be crossed, the present point was selected as most beneficial to the public at large, even at that period.—(Hear, and applause.) It was urged in fa vour of the new bridge, that it would, reach to Charing-cross, and every one would hare to go to the cor ner of the York-road; but whether they went by the present bridge or the new one, would not make a difference of more than 20 yards ; and for this every shopkeeper and owner of property in the neighbourhood of the present bridge, was to be ruined.—(Hear.) The proposition was so perfectly absurd, that it was an intolerable nuisance to have occasion to meet there to oppose it. But he had o n d f o op o p u o b s t i o i n f they that set h e t ir e o m b j s e e c l v t e w s o v u i g l d o r b o e u o s b l y t a to h i n e t d,e and d o he knew little of his friends on that side of the water, if the 3 did not organise a formidable opposition. They said the bridge was not wanted, and the onus lay on the pro jectors of the new bridge to show that it was, But he defied them to do so.—(Applause.) A very large proportion of the present traffic went to the western part of the metropolis, which the projectors of the scheme wished to divert to Piccadilly. He wished some. body was there to speak for it, because he was perfectly ready to convince him off hand.—(Laughter.) He con sidered that it was necessaryto have a bridge near to the Houses of Parliament, and for the accommodation of the traffic from the south. Mr. Barry and his friends stated that a bridge on the present site would ruin the view of the new Houses of Parliament ; but he (Mr. Hawes) wished to know where they could have a better view than from the present bridge, which would not cost two millions of money like the new one. Now he thought he had stated reasons enough why they should oppose the Bill.—(Hear, hear.) The matter however, was in their hands, and he trusted they would v igorously follow up the opposition they had already commenced ; and if they continued as zealous, as the numbers in which they had attended there that evening t d hs o t hu i fi ol d e p d ehd t a h vw e e mht when t n o b e c ohne e g , r a t a h gt ey uaii te couldmette them t o f ho t enm a t i to u the en that tceed successful room, a ; issue nh of the contest. The honourable gentleman resumed his seat amidst loud and general cheering. Mr. EDWARDS wished to ask Mr. Hawes one single question. He believed he was one of the committee who recommended the removal of the old bridge ? Wu% HAWES should have thought that every one in PRICE SD. that room knew that members were put a up n committees whose reports might not coincide wish their individual opinions, but of the majority composing it ; he did not find his name in the majority of the committee who voted for the removal of the bridge.—(Cheers.) Many measures had been pro posed by the Legislature for which it would be absurd to make him responsible. A VOICE-But you signed the report. Mr. EDWARDS—Did you agree to this report or did you not ? Mr. ITAwEs—No.—(Cheers). Mr. EDWARDS— Stop a bit.—(Laughter.) He was about to read the report when he was called to order by A GENTLEMAN, who exprossed his anxiety to know whether Mr. Edwards represented property in the bo rough or not ? Mr. EDWARDS—I am an elector of the borough, ant that is enough.—(Hear.) I oppose the removal of the present bridge. The question is, why did the Hon. Gentleman sign a report in favour of the removal of the bridge ?—(Cries of " No, no," and much confusion.) Mr. HAwEs inquired if the report to which he re ferred was the third one. Mr. EDWARDS said it was. Mr. HAWES said the third report did not make an) recommendation of the kind. He read an extract from it which stated: —" We do not pronounce any opinion on the site of the new bridge, but considerations might be adduced in favour of the present bridge, or one in juxta position with it."—(Cheers.) Mr. EDWARDS intimated that there were a sufficient number of men of business present, to bear in mind that they were on the eve of a general election.—(Hisses.) Mr. ARCHBITTT proposed the first resolution, which was to the following effect:— " That this meeting has received with deep regret and alarm the announcement of an intended application to Parliament for the construction of a new bridge at Charing-cross. That such a project, involving, as it must do, the destruction of Westminster-bridge, will be ruinous to existing interests, and cause the most serious loss and inconvenience to the inhabitants of Westmin ster and Lambeth. That• while it destroys the only direct line of thoroughfare between the rapidly increas • ing districts of Westminster and the Surrey-roads, it will cause an inconvenient increase and concentration of traffic to the already overcrowded thoroughfare between Charing cross, the West-end, and City, and will only supply an additional unnecessary accommodation to a district already amply provided for by the existing bridges." He said , the remarks of the Chairman could be amply confirmed. He, and others in the vicinity of the present bridge, were alarmed, lest the surveys of a life time should be placed in jeopardy by the construction of a bridge not justified by any public necessity at all commensurate with the injury which it would inflict.—(Hear.) He had lived in the Westminster-road for the last forty years, and he had never heard that it did not offer the most ample accommodation required by the public ; and he and others had purchased property in the neighbourhood, believing that the bridge would not be removed ; and, consequently, they effected a safe investment of their capital. No alteration could be effectually made for the benefit of the public. Those who had seen the bridge, since the cumbersome balustrade had been removed, could not fail to be convinced that no better spot on the river could be selected for obtaining an excellent view of the new Houses of Parliament ; but the beautiful effect of the view would be destroyed if the bridge were removed. Mr. PAGE WOOD seconded the proposition. He said he held the lease ,of a house in Gr e at Ge or g e - s t ree t, and, therefore, hi s loss would not be so great as those who had invested the whole of their capital in the neighbourhood. He agreed with the Chairman that the public had not declared in favour of the proposed bridge, that no meeting had been held on the subject, and that they might reasonably believe that public feel ing pointed the other way. He had looked into the history of the bridge, and had found that as early as the reign of George H., not a time remarkable for furnishing the public with the facilities of communica tion compared with the present. Several projects were laid before a committee which was appointed at that time, as well as petitions ; and the result was that the presentsite was chosen as likely to be most beneficial to all. The bridge ought not now to be removed except at the representations of those who lived in its vicinity. The expense of the approaches would be much greater than the bridge itself. Ile-knew this frcm experience in the building of London-bridge. That bridge cost 500,0001. but the approaches cost I,000,0001.—(Hear.) But by continuing the bridge in its present position this large sum would be saved. Then the question of convenience arose. No one, it seemed, would be benefited by throwing a bridge over to Charing-cross, and the pro prietors of the existing bridges, with the parties resid ing in the Westminster-road and St. George's -street would be injured without the slightest public advantage. —(Hear, hear.) Then the Woods and Forests had been intrusted with the expenditure of 70,0001. for the con struction of a new street, running to Shaftesbury-terrace, keeping the palaca to its right, and running towards Tothill-fields ; a n d if th e b r id ge were made, all the traffic requiring to cross the river would have to go round to Charing-cross to ( 4 o so.--(Hear, hear.) It was also urged that this bridge would be a convenience as the railway termini would be at the Charing-cross-bridge, but he believed the very reverse would be the case. The result would be, that a crowd would be there from morn ing until night, which would block up the thoroughfares which led to the Houses of Legislature and the western part of the metropolis. The commissioners of West• minster-bridge was also commissioners for widening Cockspur-street, because it was the avenue which led to the Houses of Parliament, and yet they were asked to con centrate the traffic in that particular spot. He trusted that a meeting would be held in Westminster, and that if they allowed Mr. Barry the free use of Westminster hall, that they could not extend the same courtesy to him with respect to the bridge.—(Bear.) Mr. COPE said he was in a position to give a disinte rested opinion as he was entirely unconnected with the borough. He considered that the present bridge was a proper outlet from Lambeth to the Houses of Parlia ment, the courts of law, and St. James's park, in which they could recreate themselves by simply crossing the bridge ; but it would be placed at the distance of a quarter of a mile if the proposed bridge were made. He considered, however, that if there was any public money to be spared for the purpose, that it ought not to be devoted to making a new bridge, and certainly not for making new approaches, but for purchasing and opening free to the public Vauxhall, Waterloo, Southwark, and other bridges.—(Cries of" Hear, hear.") The new bridge would not cost less that a million, the bridge itself 350,000/. ; but as the property belonging to the bridge would not yield more than 100,000 L, there would be a deficiency of 250,0001. A million would pur chase the three bridges, Waterloo,4oo,ooo/. to 450,0001. Southwark, 100,000 L, and Vauxhall 200,000/. The new bridge was, therefore, not required by the wants of the public, and he believed that Mr. Barry was the prime mover of the removal of the bridge, because he seemed to entertain the erroneous notion that his building would be seen to better advantage. Mr. GRISSELL felt bound to set Mr. Cope right in the observations he had just made. He asserted, and he believed all present were aware of his connexion with Mr. Barry, that that gentleman had no more to do with the movement for the removal of the bridge than any person present.—(Hear, hear.) For his own, part he believed that if Mr. Barry was consulted he would be found to be in favour of the present site of the bridge. After a few further observations from Mr. COPE, The CHAIRMAN put the resolution to the meeting, and declared it to be carried unanimously. Mr. ELLIOTT moved the second resolution, which was to the following effect :—" That the owners of pro perty, lessees, and inhabitants of the parts adjacent, to Westminster-bridge have taken premises and laid out their capital in confidence that no interference would be permitted with the ancient thoroughfare of Westmin ster-bridge, which is already adequate to the public wants, and. because, by immemorial usage, the recog nised means of access from Surrey to Westminster and its vicinity." He moved the resolution as an inhabitant of Lambeth of upwards of 40 years' standing; and as such, he must confess that he had viewed with great alarm the absurd proposition to remove the bridge to Charing-cross— (hear, hear)—because if such a project was carried into effect, he would venture to predict it would ruin half the inhabitants of that neighbourhood and Westminster also.—(Hear, hear.) They were not to be silenced by the talk of compensation, because there was little doubt they would be treated with as much of that commodity as the inhabitants of Fish-street-hill received on the removal of London-bridge.—(Hear, hear.) He had no doubt that Parliament would scout the proposition that had been brought forward for the removal of Westminster bridge, and would place the parties bringing it forward in the situation they deserved.—(Hear, hear.) The in habitants of that neighbourhood had already had a tasat of the effects of stopping up the bridge, and there could be no doubt, if it was removed altogether, ruin would stare them in the face. He trusted the Commissioners of Westminster-bridge Estates would protect their tenants, and not allow them to be ruined by the fancies or suggestions of interested parties.—(Hear.) An arti cle. in the Build er o f l as t w e ek, taken from the C i vil Engineers' Journal, so completely embodied his thoughts upon the subject that he would read it to the meeting:— " We fear the construction of this new bridge will be most detrimental to existing interests, and cause the greatest inconvenience to the inhabitants of West minster. It will not only destroy the direct line of thoroughfare from Pimlico, through the Park and Great George-street, over Westminster-bridge, to the Elephant and Castle and the Surrey-roads, but it will be the cause of increasing the traffic through the already over crowded thoroughfares from Charing-cross to the City, as it is now far nearer and quicker, to go from the Law Courts. and Parliament-street over Westminster bridge to the City, the Brighton and Dover Railways, and ultimately to the new station of the South- Western Railway ; and consequently this traffic, if this new bridge be constructed, will be directed along the Strand ; and besides, there will be a distance of a mile through Westminster from Vauxhall-bridge to the site of the proposed new bridge, that will be entirely cut off from the Surrey side, excepting by the circuitous route over those two bridges. By a reference to the map of London, it will be seen that if this new bridge be carried over the river at right angles to the shore at right angles to the shore at Whitehall-place, the end on Lea o:l liso ~~° ,/~ ~_ .: TO THE LADIES. This lady had the following letter inserted in the " Times" news paper on Aug. 7, 1846. Reader, remember, this letter was put Into the paper by the lady herself, as a testimony to me. " Mrs. Weekley, of No. 3. Swan street, Borough, takes this oppor. tunity of publicly thanking Mr. W. Gemstone, of the Herbary, High gate, for the efficacy of his Aromatic Regenerator, in having com pletely restored the hair on her head, after using it about four months, and the whole of her hair is much stronger and more luxuriant than t ever was before the baldness appeared. " Mrs. Weekley inserts this testimony to the virtues of Mr. G.'s Regenatbf, feeling assured that many ladies' would gladly purehase. an II a. bottle if they were as certain of its virtues as she is, from ex perience, notonly in the restoration and production of hair in abund o ance, but as a cure of nervous headache ; as a toilet perfume it is far beyond any to her taste. She will feel a pleasure in answering any lady of r espectability to the above facts.-3, Swan-street, Borough." In cases of the hair becoming thin, weak, or turning grey, a few drops oa the crown of the head occasionally, every week, will pre vent the hair from coming away with the comb, make it strong, and prev ent it turning grey , rendering the hair luxuriant and curly. A few drops on your hairbrush before brushing the hair, will give the hair brilliancy, causing it to curl. The most delicate ladies may use this delightful product of the most aromatic herbs and flowers with confidence ; its refreshing odour removes headache and makes it a most necessary companion to the toilet. In cases of nevous headache, pour ten or twelve drops on the crown of the heat; if v,ry bad, repeat it every quarter of an hour. In most cases relief is certain in ten minutes. It produces hair oil children's heads in a few appplications. It used on infants' heads, it has such a peculiar cooling influence on the brain as to pre vent convu!slons, as well asplomoting the growth of hair.-see naniphlet of testnnon • r All letters addressed to William Grlmstone Herbary, Highgate. BRIDGE THE DEA.Tspilisl N N IN T G II -H E ot t ie " Cambridge , D ec. 7, 1846. t held by me on the 3d and 4th THE COR ONER TO THE H OME SECRETARY. " Sir e —At an inquest of 'We fi d that iury returned the foll awina verdict:— fin instant on view of the body Elizahelh Howe, the Eliz-ebeth Howe died of rheumatic fever, cause hyha violent cold caught at the Spin nin g -house, been Daveyed Of the 6th of November ; she having on t thither in the custody o f William Tow ler Kin g sley, proctor of th e U n iversity, and confined for that night in a cold and damp cell, from the effects of which she died. The jury cannot separate without expressing their abhorrence of a s y s tem which san ctions the ap prehension of t ema l es when not offending against the general law of the land, and confining -them in a gaol unfit for the worst of felons. The jury also re q uest the Coroner to forward the w h o l e o f the proceedings to the Se, I c , retary of State f or t h e H ome D epar tment.' In accordance w ith the request of the jury, I lierfe with forward copie s o f the depositions taken a t the inquest. I beg leave to state, that . I entirely concur in the sentiments expressed by the jury. sas to to apprehend, the prer " I entertained considerablecoubt w ithout warra , ,t not, prostitutes who areas the gu University of ilty of claimed by the proctors of the University dis orderly or indecent conduct, especially of Cambridge is not mentioned in the third section did ques tion-has the 6th George IV., cap. 97 ; but, as the power e been exercised for a long period, Id myself warranted in directing the jury that theeimpri sonment of. the deceased was clearly illegal. , " e beg leave to call your attention to the fact that the keeper of Hobson's Work h o use, co mmonly called the S p i nn ing- house, is allowed to sell provisions to the pri soner's under his charge. " If it should appear to you that the state of this prison ►equires further investigation, I shall be glad to give any assistance in my power. I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient servant, " C. H. COOPER, " Coroner of the Borough of Cambridge. " The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart., Secre tary of State for the Home Department." THE HOME SECRETARY S REPLY. " Whitehall, Dec. 10, 1846. " Sir, —I am directed by Secretary Sir George Grey to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 7th instant, informing him of the verdict of a jury,on an inquest held by yeu as Coroner, in the case of Elizabeth Howe, lately deceased ; transmitting also, by the request of the jury, copies of the depositions taken at the inquest. You have further communicated to Sir George Grey the sentiments if the jury expressed on that occasion, with reference both to the practice of apprehending females not offend ing against the general law of the land, and to the unfit state of the prison in which they are confined. " Sir George Grey directs me to inform you, in reply, that the several particulars to which you have called his attention will be carefully considered by him, and he will make an early communication upon the subject to the Vice-Chancellor.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, " S. M. PHILLIPS. " To the Coroner of the borough of Cambridge." —Cambridge Independent Press. 'Dm following letter on the subject appears in the Cantbridg, Independent Press :-- "To the Editor.—Sir,—ln reference to the recent in quest upon the body of the unfortunate girl Howe, re ported in your paper. may I, in justice to the keeper of the Spinnitig-house, be allowed through your favour to publish the following facts : —‘ At the commencement of term, I, as the medical officer, called to see that the wards and cells were prepared for inmates. I found the whole of the interior had been recently whitewashed, fires were lighted in the day-rooms, and the beds siring before thew. • / C, the Surrey the foot of Chi, communication fia. is ample accommodat. iug another within a sk Why the new bridgL present -site of Westminstc. A. new bridge might be cons.. of the present bridge, and the is -* T ;,;'; ZO the new one is erected, as was ch. iridge. By removing Westminster-b.. view from which a perspective view e. the new Houses of Parliament, will be\ before stated, all tl;e elaborate and m and decorations will not be seen. To gets \ ,4o.s„,,.t in he e grand facade, we shall be obliged to go in o / eiver steamers, and catch a transient glimpse as the ves sel passes along. sueiC a ar s l e = s i t iz T t p h o e se (r d est t r h u a c t ,tio P ri arla .an i d m d e o n: p : h i a l t l sa nction such cuat of all the valuable interests conn, , eted with th perty in Westminster and Lunbetit? cause another bridge to be fhe'public, somewhere elm which must follow if Wt from the present site." There had been some talk of their lr:ving a from Lambeth Palace, but that w , old be no col don for their old Westminster-bride-e. Mr. WisnAw seconded the re , ;iution, ss the repre• semu,:ive of many of the lessees of properiy Ll the neigh bourhood of Westminster-bridg e . Ile d - usted that the most determined opposition would be mad, by the in habitants of that district 'to the removal of the bridge from its present site. the t thc , pro- Ltely se of lent IiOUSPS, be removed bridge pensa- After a few observations from Mr. EDWARDS, The CHAIRMAN p u t th e reso l ut i on to the meeting, and declared it to be carried unanimously. Mr. WILKINSON moved the next resolution. The duty I hat be had come there to perform, he was happy to say, was far lighter than he had expected; before he heard the. speech of their worthy Chairman, and of his friend, Mr. Grissell. He had expected that they,would have had to encounter the opposition of the Government, and also, that of the architect of the newliouses of Parliament. Their worthy Chairman had, however, told them, and his authority was of great weight, that the Government would only study tlic wishes of the public—(Hear, hear) —and Mr. C4rissell had stated that Mr. Barry did not wish the removal of the site of Westminster-bridge. Their forefathers had, after great consideration, fixed upon the site of the present bridge, and if that site was of importance then, that importance had been increased a hundredfold at the present day.—(Hear, bear.) He believed that the present site of Westminster-bridge was the best that could be adopted, and that to leave it a blank, and erect the bridge elsewhere, was a matter of equal impossibility. and impolicy.—(Hear, hear.) The adoption of such a course would be attended with the greatest inconveni ence, and would prevent a ll access to t h e i n h a bi tants of that locality to the Courts of Law and to the Houses of Parliament. As to what had been said by Mr. Edwards as to the course pursued by their worthy Chairman in the Committee on Westminster-bridge in the House of Commons, he must allow him to say that there was not a single syllable in the report to which he had referred against the bridge being rebuilt on the present site.— (Hear, hear.) He hoped that with respect to that Mr. Edwards was now satisfied that he had found out a mare's nest. Well, but if the Government were satisfied with the present site of the bridge ; and if Mr. Barry was content with it the question then was, who had origi nated the idea of its removal, and what was the object of doing so ?—(Hear, hear.) He thought both these questions might be'answered, by reference to a letter in the Times of that day. That letter afforded a clue to who the parties were that were promoting it, and what was their object, because that letter called upon the public not to give, at their own expense, an easier ap proach to the South-Western Railway to a proposed ter minus in the neighbourhood of Charing-cross.—(Hear, hear.) If the chairman would only stand by them in- Parliament, in the way he had promised, he could assure him they would stand by him, and by that means give an opportunity to their descendants of exclaiming that Westminster-bridge occupied the same site it had stood upon for centuries. Mr. Wilkinson concluded by moving the following resolution:—" That the report of. the Select Committee appointed by the House of Com mons to consider the subject, contains the most ample and satisfactory reasons why the present site of West-, minster-bridge should be preserved, and no additional bridge erected at Charing Cross, and that an inspection of the Map of London demonstrates to conviction,:that no portion of the river presents a point of crossing more adapted to the general convenience of the public in con. nexion with existing bridges than the pre sen t s i te of Westminster-bridge." Mr. WILTSHIRE seconded the resolution. While he admitted that the present bridge ought to came down, he thought it would be most unjust to alter the site, as thereby the whole of th e traffic would be diverted from' its present current to Charing. cross.—(Hear, hear.). He thought that the inhabitants of that side of the water had strong cause to go to Parliament and oppose the proposed measure for the erection of a new bridge to Charing-cross. The CHAIRMAN then put the resolution to the meeting, and declared it to be carried unanimously. Mr. CHRISTIE moved the next resolution—" That a committee be appointed to carry out the foregoing resolutions, and that petitions to the Houses of Parliament he prepared under their direction, and that the commit tee be authorised to take all necessary means for oppo sing the proposed Bill in Committee, as well as petition ing each House, and that subscriptions lists be immedi ately opened to defray the necessary expenses." He called upon the inhabitants to exert every nerve, and 1, ave no endeavour unemployed to prevent the measure passing, for they might depend upon it if they did not, they would find on some fine morning Westminster bridge had disappeared and not a wreck of it was left behind.—(Laughter.) Mr. WOoIIALL seconded the resolution, which The CHAIRMAN declared to be carried unanimously. The committee having been appointed,— Mr. WILRINsuN proposed a vote of thanks to their worthy chairman. Having to fight a difficult battle, he could assure them he did not wish a better leader. The motion having been carried unanimously, The CHAIRMAN returned thanks. The present meet ing and its results were of no ordinary kind ; they were of the deepest importance to the neighbourhood in which they then were. He hoped, 'therefore, that they would rally round the committee, and enable them to fight their battle ably in the House of Commons.—(Cheers.) He was happy to have the son of an old friend of his, the late Sir Matthew Wood, with them. With such materials, and a good cause, they were sure to succeed, and he could assure them that upon any occasion when the committee required his services, he should be happy to afford them.—(Hear.) In parting, he would only say, that if they continued to display the energy they had shown that night, they would be sure to succeed. The meeting then broke up. Miss BURNEY'S DIARY AND LETTERS.—The seventh and concluding volume of this work, just pub lished, possesses even more interest than any of the pre ceding. The work stands at the head of this class of English literature. Wholly different from the diaries of Evelyn and Pepy's, or the letters of Walpole and Lady Wortley Montagu, it possesses in 'a high degree some of their best qualities. The great charm of Madame D'Arblay's Diary and Correspondence is to be traced to their good sense and ingenuousness. They are perfectly frank and open-hearted. The air of a Court had not spoiled her natural character. Madame D'Arblay had the good fortune to mix largely froni the beginning with the most distinguished persons of her time. She was admitted to a closer view of the domestic life of the Royal Family than almost anybody else, and her literary reputation drew around her crowds of people celebrated for taste and genius. These circumstances contribute to confer a peculiar value upon the materials of which the work is composed. r FO fi ß u D ing F - A u C p T l b o ß dg Y in G g llt h Ls ou . s — es taken fo r G l RLS .— Steps s t h a e r s e e n o w operatives. be i ng of fitting-up one lodging-house in a commodious manner,A party ofgentlemen have undertaken the responsibility where a number of factory girls will be lodged in a, comfortable manner, and cheaply.—Leeds Mercury. Aathwon..—On Monday last, at two A.M., a slight, shock of earthquake was felt in this town. It was attended with a very slight tremor and a terrible noise like the rolling of several carriages, ending in a whiz zinLY, sound. It took an hori z o n t a l direction over the west part of the town. The cattle in the neighbourhood where the shock was felt seemed terrified, and ran to and fro. As this phenomenon is always preceded and succeeded by frequent and singular appearances, such was the case here ; a variety of meteors was witnessed in the early part of the week, one in particular, which was stationary for two minutes, and ran its course due north, where it burst with a rippling noise.—Carnarvon Herald. CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE FRENCH THEATRES FOR THE RELIEF OF THE Pooh.—The theatres, balls, con certs, exhibitions, and other places of public entertain ment in Paris, are made to contribute a certain propor tion of their receipts towards the relief of the poor of the city. The amount of the fund obtained from this source, in 1845, was 1,046,526 fr., viz.:—Opera (including 23,335 fr. for the balls), 115,4171 r.; Opera Comique, 71,626 fr.; Fran9ais, 48,936 fr.; Italian, 90,538 fr.; Odloon„ 9,727 fr. Gymnase, 54,049 fr. ; Vaudeville, 50,808 fr.; Varietis, 65,208 fr.; Palais Royal, 43,437 fr.; Porte Saint Martin, 76,650 fr.• Ambigu, 49,634 fr.; Gaits, 46,188 fr.; Circus, ' 88,178 fr. ; Polies Dram atiques, 29,895 fr.•, Delasse jeens, 15,433 fr.•, Beaumarchais, 10,440 fr.; Panth Son, i,172 fr. ; Palais Ench anti, 1,188 fr.; Saint Laurent, 10fr.; Cirque Blendin, 446 fr.; Funambues, 7431 fr.; Luxem bourg, 8,054 fr. ; Comte, 7,111 fr. ; Lazary, 4,620 fr. ; Ombres Chinoises, 600 fr.; Gymnase Pittoresque, 370 fr.; Chants reine, 810 fr.; E cole Lyrique, 170 fr.; Robert Houdin, 2,895 fr.; Salle Vivienne, 7,128 fr.; various concerts, 28,752 fr.; various balls, 82,334 fr.; gardens and Wes, 4,844 fr.; dioramas, panoramas, aze., 3,8541 r.; cafés and evening entertainments, 190 fr.; Assents d'Armes, 133 fr.; various exhibitions, 21,268 fr. ; Guinguet infra mums, 3,964 fr. _ _ CAPTAIN WARNER.—In allusion to the reports which were circulated last week, of the failure of Cap tain Warner's " long range," the . Naval and Milit ary Gazette says—" So far from Captain Warner's having failed lin his experiments, he performed them, notwith standing considerable obstacles, to the perfect demon stration of his ability to carry out his designs, as we will before long, when disclosure of facts and figures is allowable, abundantly prove. But while the subject is yet under the consideration of the highest officer of Government; adhuc sub judice lis est, we do not deem it decorous to enter into details." COBDEN AND BRIGHT TESTIMONIALS.—The SUP/ cf 3811. has been subscribed by Bradford gentlemen to Mr. Cobden's testimonial, and 1611. to Mr. Bright's. The latter, under the circumstances, is considered is very favourable index of public feeling h er e to Bright. Th e subscriptions are far from being closed. Leeds Mercury. ~: ;~~il ~ a