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csri - D. Ve y ' ay °f NOTI CR.-ALTERATION OF TIME AND , RED UCTION OF FARES. GRAVE SEND for 6d. or 9 d ., , and rallvray included. The STAR and BLACKWALL are now running at the above reduced fares from the ratisyrick 11 •.... - 4 - :., 31ackwall, at 9%, 10%, 12, 1%, 3%, and 5. (.3's, d l2 and 31 4 excepted. From the New Terrace Pier, '''T• Pare i' a Laoon, at 8%, 9,1134,J,14,153y. S undays 9% and I ex- Fore Cabin and Second Cl ass R a i lway, 6d.; Saloon a d first Class 9d. Star Office, G ..._ ce, Gravesend, Oct. 11, 1845. EERY and ENNISKILLEN RAILWAY.— No tive " Ic es, 1 9, Motrgate-street, London, Jan. 3, 1846. b an _ 6 hereby given to the Registered 6hareholders in this Corn eLhat CERTIFICATES for their SHARES will be READY for cw."IERT at this Office,' on and after 3iONDAY, the 12th inst., w..._yxolll Ten till Four o'Clock, in exchange for the receipt which "'Mtn to theta for their scrip. JAMES BRTDEN, London Secretary. AL NORTHERN LUNATIC ASYLUM. T tEPORT by the COUNTY COMMITTEE, aa presented to iluevnoeral Meeting of Subscribers, held within the Castle of Inver e in n the 14th November, 1845. aces, and prevalence of lunacy through the county of Inver stite,,ia of obligation upon the local authorities, to confine at the kaki: f the parish of domicile, all persons thus dangerously alsart7 r ' o ew nPelled this project as a matter of ordinary prudence, and at th e A nt_ all consideration of general philanthropy. Accordingly, Was s . ) ,•l ° ,n_ttal County Meeting of the 30th April, 1143, the project o fdthoh ene T t nt to the public. It was resolved to endeavour to afford es aid the Institution to all the northern counties, standing, As, „_o.4tUnder circumstance* of equal necessity; and a Committee ot h ;i:P L i ed to solicit subscri on this enlarged and general • Idle .7n.21,ey commenced their duties; but circumstances for some at th,'....La_n e versc ; and they had the deep misfortune to lose, almost Sy m " , .. s ts in t of their labours, one of their most influential, zealous, eenl 3 . .L e einbers, by the sudden death of Mr. Fraser, .of :Newton. Itnah, 7,"y. to the true benevolence of the undertaking, he was to the the liberal assistance of his example and of his energies up alifeet,l'erlod of his death ; and that melancholY event naturally for a time, the exertions of those associated with him in the It k e " ti l l t e• Thus the project remained in temporary aheyance. But ,aortea ti 7„• soon evident that unless active measures were again re 'sage, A ' mere could be no reasonable anticipation of a successful tallea Pnblic meetina• of the heritors magistrates and clergy , was 0 4 " ---, as 4t upoi7 the 10th day of December ' , 1844, and the tite Act • of g an immediate canvass was admitted, and pressed upon Committee. They undertook the task. The funds at that Thi:IaLDOUIIIedto 1,5001., and to-day they stand on the list as 4,7001. Only e rt o is almost entirely the result of private contribution ; for Par ish, that of Dornoch, in Sutherland, has entered a sub hat,' „,rd only on e p u bli c b o d y, the Caledon i an B an k o f Inver rmare of given a contributi on ; —th e par i s h o f D ornoc h hastaken one tatear,„, 2 11. ; the C a l e d on i an B ank has g i ven a subscription of one otttion. g ui neas. • Apart, indeed, from these two sums, the contri -71% te a have been e n ti re l y from' the hand of private benevolence. arta am ineigh di st bourhjod of Inverness have gin most , `rtryMY oft hedistricts of the county with an equal hand. liberally Under litoryk„ 11 exceptions, the Committee have, as 3 et, been prevented .4,erti•--7ips_nting their so ' solicitations throughout the northern counties. gat;Tion te wever, of the most influential proprietors of the north are N ._: c ontributors ; and this circumstance warrants the hope Ztsaf t e Ilvass which is to be immediately commenced may be suc 'w sith,,,,lne Committee, through two of their number, have applied n, - , - „ l ; tln ns In Edinburgh Glasgow Liverpool, Manchester, and ",; ) "nilig, unless in one , or two instances, their application to v ; i llitti,.. - "ected by birth, or profession, or trade, with the northern th i l . ets7 l . le , ,, T, , bey regret to say that they failed in many quarters Nere Weri'• had the best reason to anticipate success ; but, again, l an instances where the claim of enlarged benevolence, apart ;dem i wYholoc.al feeling, was willingly admitted. There were indi h...tontrth„„"PPorired to consider ma a privilege to have an opportunity -.eries outing to an object tending so obviously to alleviate the k tch ° lou r , thi, ntha te f roo is Poor the amount of the realised funds, and such is the Which they have been to a very considerable degree de . . Co mmittee have no hesitation in stating to the sub a sea-r • e r Lneir belief that the subscription will be soon eonsidurably rk nted • th e •.o important addition may be reasonably anticipated ~,,i;,°[alern counties, and the result of an infinential eomm U, Of th • e " India may be looked for with confidence. In closing this t su bject, the Committee :have to mention that,whilst in ithlocate hey had the advantage of communicating with the Lord Coself „ n PoR the proposed scheme ;—that his Lordship became ►l ilea t `; S u bscriber, and that lie obtained for the Institution the In_tho royal patronage. It is hoped that such royal counts :.. 4 gra e ,,7 be the means of assisting the subscription in directions i l Zs lt t li hlertrise it might not have penetrated. In any event, it in , 4nndertaking with an additional interest and importance, and r4tamirt,g as to it doe the blic an efficient constitution and management ta, hios that that constitution shall receive the approval 11,4 Ti tt C " l eers o Crown. 41°Mniittee have s made it their endeavour to obtain the best 4 4 estsa th to the site of :the proposed Institution. They have re at, In assistance Malcolm, of l'erth, a gentleman emi -47 aoraien treatment of the insane, and whose opinions were ma- Las, p re . 3 an extensive continental tour amongst institu still ° o't Par atory to the erection of Murray's Asylum, in the neigh et Perth, with which he has been from its erection, and '4 1 1 t,1 1 : ,ftlinately connected. He selected four sites as eligible—one ta t ire thar o perty of M r. B a i ll i e, the proprietor of Culduthel ; another Of of griest.„ - me estate of Inshes ; and a fourth on the lands of th eae the property of Mr. Baillie, of Dochfour. With the first Prictors, Mr. Baillie, of Culduthel, the Committee have ritstognitrinnication ; but the terms of feu demanded by him are nth, Paoheable, and therefore the site upon his property adjoin imt of tieoarrY, and close to the marsh with the Raigmore lands, is Is t : I taela„ qa „"tion. The Committee have also communicated with 'minuterosh but without any result—that beegentlman requiring . them the amount of feu that will given, and the b leed; n aturally enough begging to be informed what is to be a nd here 4C' it W'll , t h e negotiation stands with Mr. Mackintosh. Of ' be the duty of the subscribereimmediately to open ,ichf.o,...itieatioil with Mr. Robertson, of Inches, and Mr. Baillie, of t,i'llfo,,and thereafter to select from those equally eligible sites l en th e ," may be obtained upon the most eligible terms. 7otint.,e,ircumstances of realised funds and anticipated increase, 1.1 ngi',, , :oinmittee have considered themselves required to delay trersettonTe c ommeement of thc Institution. The Theftnecessy for °t• lanat's every day forcing I:self upon their attention. num h l'sere...ies confined at the expense of the several parishes is every t e lesa r rnig, and the operation of the New Poor-law Bill must act ah . 3 ' add to the number. That Bill directs a course by which el e .:• Parishes may be compelled to the humanity of providing iste;;,,_ acc ommodation for their lunatic poor ; but it affords no iZobh,,'..e,!owards securing such accommodation. The more stringent et ee ',7 l, oll upon parishes, the more important to them should be Zol • of a local and inexpensive Institution, such as that pro 'atri,,..4llB is obvious, and will undoubtedly force itself upon the ~.rll , l l , : ling of all such burdened parishes. Fornmittee, impressed with these important considerations, I,..„%beir proceedings to the general subscribers, and suggest Ithratioo of the Asylum. `nout any delay, the necessary steps should be taken for the 8 s y s.'nflis„';',nnet close the account of their proceedings without ox ral i ns obligation under which the Institution is placed to se tsp4...!notleinen in the south connected with this part of the country. , 6 , 41 1174. w, Mr. L e i t h , formerly inspector of the Caledonian Banking fOt b e g!lnest effi c i ent l y ass i sted the canvass ; and in London the kne r Zo , olal offi ce was with equal liberality discharged by Mr. _American merchant, and other gentlemen from the h7Q,,Cfoarlr. youn g , of The Sun newspaper, the cause is eminently t he liberality with which he uniformly admitted the ikale;07:011. ilnPertant Journa l me n u t Ported by a t Total amount Committee. of subscriptions - as at this date 4,6731. 13s. M i tes ' a.,! l , e eting of the Subscribers towards the erection of a „nt at Inverness for the benefit of the northern Lax lied by advertisement, held on the 14th Nov., 1845, Th• tA SER TYTLER, Esq., Vice-Lieutenant of the e lalittVlalrt hat , County, Chairman ; Whij,"aving addressed the meeting, moved the following i'as rett , was unanimously agreed to ),„%ti o t N , 4 l ,'"'ing noblemen and gentlemen be now appointed a 'th - ota Power to them to nominate from their own number th„ , for the m a n agement of all matters c onnec t e d pRm se, is a m and establishment of the Northern Lunatic Particular, to draw up rules and regulations, to be ' re neral Meeting of Subscribers, to be held at In 31r t a e a i rliest day in January next that the Committee may In ti 'Montt, convener." an tttita The Rte INVERNESS-SHIRE. ep„,°P 501. AND SUBSCRIBERS UNDER 501. a s tla it 'atlas W. 11. Colquhoun, Esq., S.B. (a 1 .., • Ths ! ti ght 'le Earl of Sea- P e rovost Sutherland 11 . L no J. M. Grant, Esq., of Glenmoriston 4 . It -on Salton' J. M. Grant, Esq., Joint-Convener eoeht?, ll tY, 1 41,1 Lovat of the county 11 0 4., M.P. for thelThos. Ogilvie, Esq., ditto b ar rri so gh J. B. Fraser, Esq., of Reelick 1. M., M.P. for thel D. Grant, Esq., of Bught - rs„ Th.tin " T atle A. Forbes, Esq., of Culloden 4 L. . -Jul., of Bal-J. Ross, Esq., Berbice Cottage t.l3""ntov, Dr. J. I. Nicol - ' . Patrick Grant, Esq„ Ballifeary • of Culduthel. I C. Waterston, Esq., manager for the Caledonian Bank J. Mackenzie, Esq., banker tar 4 .. Alex. Forbes, Esq., chemist. la!'katlr '-s lack ROSS AND CROMARTT. elt e ell - anal% Bart., of Sir Hugh Fraser, of Braelangwell, 4 t lie n si lrr s• It R.C.B. . or th (Overt Mackenzie, D. Davidson, Esq., of Tuned', I. ; 4 *o T%, 1.," • 4 ' Xsig • • Convenor of the county • of Achany, T. Mackenzie, Esq., of Ord N'ack e ' Of it tid John Hay Mackenzie, Esq., of castle, M.P. Cromartie '`• at ttst !er th e 'fb, of Applecro ss , D r. J. Mackenzie, Kinellan Er!" 11 D. Kennedy, E sq ., o f B og b a i n of Ardintoul. George Cameron, Esq., sheriff -111, Substitute, Dingwall. h, ora„„ nd th e SITTHERLANDSHIRR. th ro Duke of Sutherlandrames Loch, Esq., M.P. afts, E sq ., M.P. f or the George Gunn, En g., factor for the 41 / 4 % Duke of Suth er l and. eT CAITHNESS -SHIRE. a •" 1. Esq., M.P. Sir G. Dunbar, of Hernprigga Bart., and J. Gr egg , s he ' riff-Substitute, Joint-Conveners Th e of the county. NAIRNSHIRE. —° n• time Earl of Gen. Sir J. Rose, of Holme,K.C.B. it. Davidson, Esq , of Cantray Win. Mackintosh, Esq., of Geddes J. A. Grant, Esq., of Viewfield th k Stai,. t !Gen. Gordon, of Lochdu. 's."`alt o f rth . er, that the above Committee continue in office till k ttoi JtkPni 1847. }abed,„ to 1 , 4 22. t .° 81 1 moved that the thanks of this meeting be ten- S ti 'Vtde itt".!rs• Mackenzie and Colquhoun for tho exerons they _Pnroeuring subscriptions for this Institution band that I f i ci t.red o 74! t . a be also offered to Mr. Leith, formerly inspector of d„almer 4 1 1 1 E, now in Glasgow ;to Mr. Young, of The Sun enzie, American merchant, all of London, • am° they afforded the deputation in their th - i aa h itttoinio,,,., • , which motion was seconded by the Rev. Mr. 4 4 , 11 . 4 :Nth, of ZiY i a t greed to. , I r. Clark : the thanks . of the meeting :4,l;i:e-Criit,tutia;4hnattenttorstlh.TeVO:idiii3eosii the o C it o e tui p ty ro C po o s zit i t n e: i , it s u v i h io o n had i. t 'lli l t s aetin g N . hws_ resolve that these resolutions be published in the In mtith, We PaPers. • kr ht :a of th e h .. Wit. FRASER TYTLER, Chairman. oond, them were unanimously voted to the Chair let In the chair. 0 1 1 WM. R. GRANT, Interim Secretary. Aw v it I ST AlAS!!! Arta a 75 my lyre with tunefull%l,4 'vrelcom e"ons, happy time," t Christmas Day !" To Z sic) mirth, an d l ove com bi ne, • stre w Ana °:r_liath with roses brigh !ma trh ': l l l . s nlendship with delight! ' Tliu°e€CT,i.veeCr.ll.fe-ithimo:Vt' essential—say, Ntn_ eclat to " Christmas Day ?" that we own's a fact ; Ait,:3,.°t.se,?re tell you how to act ! Kabuli{And . 5,0 met z u n_e it,. cith onfidence ,et e n r l thered joy st In ft_ armingly your time employ ; l'o;, 114 $ of pleasure bright and gay, " Pass •ts fat ea n aPPY " Christmas Day ! !" (7 tl s Drib", sht ' n en' for 'Winter Garments ready-made :- 11 (4t atl: tn 'n 'n'a ' Zr r- coats fm L s, d. }Jp Ov~ha ears t ee ft "••••••••••.............. 09 0 fa rm __ and Taglionis, from • • ••••• •• • • 41 15 0 and Glenlyoms . • . 1 1 0 ?rt Og te eta, t l o n f fields . 0 8 0 o ft u n r d s '' ...„ . 10 6 rs, ditto , braided edges, froin ........ ~ 1 i Lt a - Clm ••• • .. St sti td be. , ....... • ... „ .............. 1 4 0 t.„ rzleett'fonatterns i l!in, from .. 0 6 r Tite rfiti,. Wint4 c l nn erY m m iii aterial, from ••0 4 6 to order in first-rate style and lth e ' s ,,aY i th "a t t , lcl Num, fashion s. d. C eons h Nt lis?•,-, °d Col en i I Y°n (lltt°ver-coats, from .......• 018 0 tom s e fields • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• •• ng too 0,. fron t „ „ ................ t o 0 k 'ootZ ° nltm and cl a :k t in r g fie d i itto oas e „ .. fro tt , ein Att • • 0 1 l i 4 esti, ", • • Perlor style, from 4 of ra - th i aek a.,; • „," '• • • • - 4 - o new• ePa ma , .ancy D. ••"••'••••• • • • • • • • • • • 115 0 f eskin, from .. . . 15 0 • 'nent is .c'onr°,llinictecl entirely distinct and s7epao - " 4 "° , and buyers will find patterns and ma nod! may , t ur vritr ren atlslunlent of Youths' clothes kept constantly on bsell Ption'", tt ( o sra.,bility, at very reduced prices. Mourning of o to ally extent, can be had at live minute,' lam ee tsaa t, t;r ee s, title d „ 15,..ae11,e had The Talk of tl bluoear -st reet, on Arpyim.. me Town," containing list of transaetedluiun •Saturidabys. u i n i Y ti a l li t m h , e P ev a e ii n to in ch t. netheca, 36, , itep ra .uiv, AherZf,-TIOORAs SM. All those suffering will Chilblains, Lumbago, Tic - Doloreux, Cramp, from I:s_ jt this Ekuiltir4Viefliate relief and a speedy cure by mini! OinXiiucT:ietLfreatoan? tino citeoasiinntifod:uce at tufboestio, et ic,e'e'lt to t4.the Public satisfied thaptropnreetriral alone will be arti,l„-)onvii,ca, the Most sceptical of its superiority over all P\llstol b ottie lre a r t e d, .er similar purposes. b o ttle s 211, and 2s. 9d. each, by the sole Pro- Etr,Poilltreet"!trson, 12, Xorland-place, Notting-hill, and . tsriet,rner, 15% 4011r:relay and Sons, us, Farringdon. street , post, directed to the ' PronVtlY attetaield to, °rders' by to 0 . 6 ' 6 4 , ° 8 '' 1 6 ' 6 0 4 4 S e . a for " orte 4 LPP 30•5 $ll intoos er kin g are We n is d''isti 4 for fin° alloy/ oP at b et i $ r ic n pow is , 6d ne No. 16,659• LONDON. TUESDAY EV E N NG Ny JANUARY 6, 1846, CIIRISTMA S HOLIDAYS. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, Lectures for this period of the year, by Dr. Ryan and Professor BachOfTner in CIIEMIBTRY and NATURAL PHILO SOPHY will be illus•rated by Interesting and brilliant experiments. A Lecture on the PREVALENT DISEASE POTATOES will be slivered by Dr. Ryan, and also on the ATMOSPHERIC RAIL WAY, by Professor Bachoffner, a Working Model of which, car ryi,g several persons, is exhibited daily. The additions to the OPAQUE MICROSCOPE, DISSOLVING VIEWS, and CHROMA TROPE are very effective. The PHYSIOSCOPE. Submarine Ex periments by means of the DIVER and DIVING BELL. Among the various additions to the Working Models is Coleman's NEW AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE, for aePending and de scending Inclined Planes. A magnificent Collection of TROPICAL FRUITS. Mi". Downe, the celebrated Flats Player, will take part in the Music, conducted by Dr. Wallis. Open from Eleven to Half past Five, ani from Seven to Half-past Ten in the Evening. Admission, One Shilling. Schools, Half-price. HOTEL and TAVERN-KEEPERS' PROVI DENT INST , TITTION. The SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY DINNER of this INSTITU TION will be held at the London Coffee-House, Ludgate-hill, on WEDNESDAY, the 14th instant, The Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR in the Chair. Tickets 21s. each, to be had of the Stewards ; at the bar of the London Coffee-hkuse ; and at the Crown Hotel, Craven-street, Strand. Dinner on table at Five o'clock precisely. STEPN. EDWD. TAP - STEIL Hon. Sec. Craven Hotel, 2d January, 184 G. KING'S HEAD INN, COVENTRY. Conducted by JAMES WILLIAMSON. TO COMMERCIAL GENTLEMEN. •J. W. takes the present opportunity of thanking his numerous Commercial Friends for their liberal support for the last five years, and trusts, by strict attention to their comforts, he shall receive a continuance of their favours. _ To Commercial Gentlemen generally, J. W. begs most respectfully to observe, he has made arrangements to receive an increased number of commercial guests, assuring them his best endeavours shall not b• wanting to render their visit to the King's Head at all times de sirable. Large Rooms convenient for the exhibition of stock: Post-horses, Flys; and Gigs, always ready. at moderate charges. Agent to the London and Birmingham Railway. N ATIONALLOAN FUNI) LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY. 26, CORNIIILL, LONDON. Capital A 500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This institution offars important and substantial advan tages with respect both to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The ass ired has, on all occasions, the power to borr3w, without ex pense or forfeiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid, (see table); also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion •f if interests to meet other conveniances or necessity. Assurances fer terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates. DIVISION OF PROFIT:. - - The SI Access and increasing pros?arity of tae Society kas enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a third Bonus, varying from 3u to 75 per cent. on the premiums paid on each Policy effected on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. ~ eg:o licl Egg P2.3p,. Eh 04g. I, J ' Q o . e. 2 5 .-. ;) - 4g • si". 0,-31 E Premium. gi Bonus Benas in added. Cub. I 1837 £l9l 13 681 di. 1538 168 13 O 74 3 4 1839 138 13 1840 89 0 iIXB7 13 5 1 X13 17 1 • 74 13 10 11 8 6 6 61 14 3 9 210 0, 41 13 4 6 • • 1£395 Il 1 346 2 3 296 13 4 247 4 5 Tae dWision of profits is annual, and the next will be made in De cember of the present year. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, See. N ATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSU RANCE SOCIETY. 26, Cornhill, London, December 29, 1845. Notice is hereby given that the half-yearly interest, at the rate of five per cent per annum on the capital stock of this Society, due on the 31st instant, will become payable on the 10th day of January next, and Proprietors may receive the same at this office on that or any subsequent day between the hours of eleven and three o'clock. By order of the Court of Directors, F. FERGUSON - CAMROUX, secretary. THE AUSTRALASIAN, COLONIAL, and GENERAL LIFE ♦SSURANCE and ANNUITY COM PANY", 125, Bishopsgate-street, corner of Cornhill. Capital, 200,0001., in 2,000 Shares. DIRECTORS. Edward Barnard, Esq., F.R.S. Gideon Colquhoun, Esq. Robert Brooks, Esq. C. E. Mangles, Esq. henry Buckle, Esq. Richard Onslow, Esq. John henry Capper, Esq. William Walker, Esq. TRUSTEES—Edward Barnard, Esq., F.R.S. ; J. H. Capper, Esq.; Edward Thompson, Esq. AUDITORS—James Easton, Esq., and C. Richardson, Esq. SOLICITORS—Messrs. Maples, Pearse, Stevens, and Maples. BANKERs—The Union Bank of London. COLONIAL BANKERS—The Bank of Australasia (incorporated by Royal Charter, 1815), 8, Austin-friars, London. rnrsiciAN—Dr. Fraser, 62, Guildford-street, Russell-square. ACTUARY AND SECRETARY—Edward Ryley, Esq. The following are the specimens of the rates of premium charged by this Company for the Assurance of 1001.: WITH PROFITS. WITHOUT PROFITS. Age. Annual Premium. Age. Annual Premium. 20 £1 17 1 20 £1 10 3 25 2 2 1 25 1 14 11 30 2 8 2 30 2 0 7 35 2 15 2 35 2 7 0 40 3 4 0 40 2 15 3 45 3 15 6 45 3 6 6 50 4 11 8 50 4 1 8 55 5 9 7 55 5 0 5 No extra Premium is charged for residence North American Colonies, or at the Cape of G in the Australasian or and Hope. urance of the lives of [tlles. in Australasia and the Peculiar facilities are afforded for the ass persons proceeding to or residing in the East 1 Premiums may be paid, and claims settled, East Indies, by indorsement of the policy. Immediate and Deferred Annuities are granted by the Company on very favouraliia terms. smi it a neenlisr feature in Its ennstitii- Unit that Annuitants participate in the profits. The following are specimens of the rates of annuities granted for every 1001. sunk : Male Female Male Female Lives. I Lives. Age. Lives. Lives. £7 1 5 £6 13 5 65 £l2 12 0 £lO 19 0 718 1 7 4 9 75 I 18 9 2 16 3 5 9 13 0 8 8 9 80 25 8 9 20 2 7 Prospectuses, with Tables, Forms of Proposal for the purchase of an Annuity or for making an Assurance, and every Information, may be obtained by application at the Office of the Company. E. RYLEY, Actuary and Secretary. U NIVE ftSAL GAS-LIGHT COMPANY. PRELI3IINART ANNOUNCEMENT. CRIPPLEGATE WARD WITHIN. At a Meeting of the Inhabitants, holden" at the George Hall, Aldermanbury, pursuant to a resolution passed at the WardmOte, held on the 24th o , December last, THOMAS CHALLIS, Esq., Alderman of the Ward, in the Chair ; It was moved by Mr. CASH; seconded by Mr. BENNocu ; and re- solved, That this meeting views with deep concern the unsettled state of the country, arising chiefly (as it believes), from the pernicious ope ration of the present corn-law, which holds out delusive hopes to the agriculturist, cripples commercial enterprise, introduces a system of gambling into the ordinary business of life, which is alike destruc tive to morals and legitimate. trade, induces a precarious supply, en hances the price of food, and is not only oppressive to the poor, but also subversive of the best interests of the vast majority of the popu lation. It was moved by Mr. DEWAR ; seconded by Mr. STRODE, jun. ; and carried unanimously, That the direful effects of the present corn-law, set forth in the foregoing resolution, render its immediate and unconditional repeal essential to the prosperity of the people and the peace and safety of the kingdom. _ . It was rnooyed by Mr. IfooLE ; seconded by Mr. Lila ; and carried unanimously, That petitions to the Houses of Lords and Commons be prepared, founded on the foregoing resolutions. That Lord Radnor be re quested to present the petition to the Lords, and Lord J. Russell that to the Commons; and that the other representatives of the city of London be desired to support the prayer of the petition. It was moved by Mr. B. BROWN ; seconded by Mr. BERNARD ; and carried unanimously, That the thanks of this meeting be given to Mr. James Crocker, for generously granting the use of the George Hall free of expense. It was moved by Mr. SAMUEL MORLEY ; seconded by Mr. Deputy METROPOLITAN JUNCTIONS. An adjourned meeting of the Shareholders of the Metropolitan Junctions Railway Company was:held yes terday, at the offices of the Company, in Clement's-lane, for the purpose of considerinethe result of the negotia tions for an amalgamation with the Northern and Southern Connecting Company, and to determine what steps ought to be adopted in the present position and state of the affairs of the Company. -The, nieeting was called for one, and ,slaertly after that hour Major CROFT; the Chairtnatrotihe'lloitq of Ma nagement, took the chair. He said the biainess of the meeting had better be commenced by the Secretary read ing a resolution passed at the last meeting, directing a letter to be written to every member of the Provisional Committee, calling upon them to pay up their deposits upon the shares they had applied for and had had allotted to them, and then the answers which had been received to such applications. Mr. GEO. JONES suggested that as there were only twelve gentlemen present to represent a Company whose capital exceeded two millions, they had better wait a short while longer to allow of other shareholders attending. The CHAIRMAN said, at the breaking up of the last meeting, several Shareholders requested tLat the ad journed meeting might be held punctually at one, be cause it was a great inconvenience for men of business to attend at that hour, and then to be kept waiting for a considerable time. Mr. JONES asked if the vote of the gentlemen present was to be taken as final ? The CHAIRMAN replied that all he could say was that if the Shareholders would not attend, it was not the fault of the Directors, but it placed them in an unplea sant position. Mr. SMIRKS said he never heard of the last meeting till after it had taken place, and then it was by accident that he saw it reported in the papers. The Directors ought to do more than advertise these meetings. They ought to forward notices of them to every Shareholder. He had never seen their Company mentioned in a news paper, except in Spilleman's list in the Times. Ultimately it was agreed that the business should be delayed for half an hour. At the expiration of that time the attendance of Shareholders had become more numerous, and the Chairman requested the Secretary to read the answers to the applications he had previously alluded to. The first was from Mr. Thomas Lawrance, of Saint Mary Axe, who denied ever having applied for shares in the Company, and declared that his name had been placed on the Provisional Committee without his know ledge or consent. The next was from Mr. Brown, of Windsor, who said he had paid the deposits on his shares, amounting to 5251., and requesting to know when he could sign the contract deed. The next was from Mr. Humfreys, of 68, Old Broad street, who requested to have his name immediately withdrawn from the Provisional Committee. Mr. JONES asked who this gentleman was ? The SECRETARY replied that Mr. Humfreys was the father of their former solicitor, and he was allotted 200 shares at the request of his son. The next was from Lieutenant White, of her Ma jesty's ship Ocean, who expressed his inability to pay the deposits at present. The next was from Mr. William Harding, of Croydon, who said he was unable to accept more than ten shares, and he was ready and willing to pay upon that number. The next was from Mr. Charles Butler, who declared that he had long ceased to be a committeeman, and had never accepted any shares. The SECRETARY said it was true Mr. Butler was not one of the Managing Committee, but he had never with drawn his no-- .t.- ommittee. Mr. butler, moreover, had attended some of n the preliminary meetings of the Managing Committee. Several How. PROPRIETORS deprecated the system of allowing Provisional Committeemen to act at these meet ings who had formally accepted shares. The last letter was from Mr. Butler, solicitor, of Furnival's Inn, who stated that Mr. Horne, Mr. Bowyer, and Mr. Phillip s , w ere w illing to pay upon their shares if the undertaking were carried out, or to bear their share of the expenses if it were not. The SECRETARY said these were the only replies he had received to 128 applications. Mr. C. GREEN wished to know how many of the Provisional Committee had paid the deposits upon their shares ? TEN LECTURES ON THE CHRONO THERMAL SYSTEM of MEDICINE. By Dr. DICKSON. Price 2s. 64. Lecture I. The Nature of Disease and its Causes ; Chrono-Thermal Me dicines. —Lecture 11. Ague, Fever, Spasm, Palsy, Epilepsy.—Lec ture 111. Apoplexy, Heart Disease, Consumption, Diseases of the Joints and Glands. —Lecture IV. Inflammation, Blood-letting, Absti nence.—Leeture V. Gout, Gravel, Rheumatism, Skin Disease, Dropsy. — Lecture VI. Dyspepsia, Insanity, Convulsions—Lecture VII. Diseases of Women, Cancer, 3liscarriage.—lecture VIII. 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Parties sending powers of attorney will please to remember to have a thirty-shilling stamp for each person; when sent to Edinburgh they may name, as their attorney, David Rankine, the secretary ; when sent to London, Robert Weems, Parliamentary agent. By order, D. RANKINE, Secretary, RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. Smivn ; and carried unanimously, That the best thanks of this meeting are eminently due, and are hereby given, to our worthy Alderman, for his ready acquiescence in, and quick response to, the wishes of the inhabitants of the ward in cal ing this meeting, and for his able and impartial conduct in the chair. And it was moved by Mr. PATERSON ; seconded by Mr. HUTCHIN SON ; and carried unanimously, That these resolutions be advertised in the Times, Chronicle, Ad vertiser, Sun, Globe, and Standard newspapers. Jan. 5, 1846. JAMES A. TEAGUE, Ward Clerk. QT. AIARYLEBONE, JANUARY A 1846. L TO BRICKMAKERS, &c: • T3REEZE.—Whereas Mr. James Sinnott, ef Ilolywell-lane, Shore ditch, having withdrawn his accepted Tender for contracting for the Breeze and Ashes of four of the live districts of this Parish, in con sequence (as alleged by him) of one of his proposed sureties having declined that responsibility, the Vestrymen of this parish hereby give notice, that they will meet again in the Vestry-room of the Court house of the said parish on SATURQAY, 24th January inst., at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon, to receive Tenders from persons willing to Contract for the Breeze and Ashes of the said Parish (excepting the division of Christ Church, which is already contracted for) for one year, from the 31st day of January instant. Payment of one quarter of tke year's Contract-money must be made to the said Vestrymen at the signing of the Contract, and good security given that the re mainder be continued to be paid one quarter in advance throughout the Contract. The parish is divided into five divisions for the purpese of Contract ing for the Breeze, p 'rticulars of which, with the form of the Con tract and printed Tender, may be had of the Surveyor, Mr. Robert Scace, at the Court-kouse, from Twelve till One o'clock daily. Tenders to be sealed, aad no Tender will be received except on the printed form, er after Eleven o'clock on the said 24th clay of January instant. By order of the Vestry, C. FLOOD, Vestry Clerk. Contractor to pay Six Guineas as expenses of Contract and Bond. PURSUANT to a DECREE of the HIGH COURT of CHANCF:RY, made in a cause of LYNE against LYNE, the Creditors of PHILIP LYNE, late of Westbourne, in the county of Sussex, Esquire (who died in the month of November, 1840), are, on or before the 12th day of February next, to come in and prove their debts before Sir GIFFIN WusoN, one of the Masters of the said Court, at his Chambers, in Southampton-buildings, Chan cery-lane, London, or, in default thereof, they will be peremptorily excluded the benefit of the :said Decree. W. and E. DYNE, GI, Lincoln's Inn-fields, Plaintiff's Solicitors. ipIURSUANT to a DECREE of the HIGH A. 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CONSULTING CHEMIST —l'rofe._nor Ryan, M.D., LL.D., Royal Col lege, Portsmouth, and Royal Polytechnic Institution. ENGINEER—Henry Francis, Esq., Patentee, 40, Elizabeth-street, " It is nearly impossible to believe that these designs are wood ; we unhesitatingly declare that nothing has appeared equal to them. This splendid effort we do not hesitate to pronounce the Book of the Season."—Bent's Register. " We cannot help pronouncing this the most attractive gift-book of the season." —Court Journal. Eaton-square. Baxiczas—Sir Claude Scott, Bart., and Co. SOLICITOR—J. F. W. Fesenmeyer, Esq., 23, Bedford-row. SECRETARY—Mr. Willißm Nicholson. " One of the most beautiful volumes that ever greeted the new year ; and which suggests most forcibly the consideration, To whom shall I offer so charming a present ? It exhibits not only the most delicate specimen imaginable of engraving on wood, bat also designs which do infinite credit to the taste and skill of the artists employed." —Gentleman's Magazine. " Mr. Burns has done real and we hope permanent service to English art by this noble publication—it seems lowering to consider it merely as a gift -book—which exceeds in pictorial value the illus trated editions of Moore, Lockhart, &c., just as its contents are more healthy and genial."—ltemembrancer. " The cuts aro really executed in the most finished style, and equal if they do not excel the finest specimens hitherto produced. It may be conceived how riche treat Mr. Bunts has provided for his readers." —Morning Herald. Offices of the Company and Working Factories, 159, Drury-lane. The Company is formed for the purpose of carrying out, more ef fectually working, and bringing into general use, an invention se cured by letters patent for an improved manufacture of gas. The apparatus is so portable it can be fitted up on any descrip tion of building, even at a kitchen range, 'without affecting the do mestic arrangements, and the tire used in ordinary in generating the gas will be ample to produce steam for warming the most extensive premises. The most eminent engineers and chemists unite in opinion that the invention is not only practicable and free from smell or annoy ance, but by this valuable patent is secured the manufacture of a pure and superior gas, not only on new, but sound, scientific, chemical, and mechanical principles, which have been hitherto overlooked in the common modes of manufacture ; besides, this gas possesses more of the illuminating power, and will burn longer, than that now in use, in the proportion of 40 per cent. in favour of the invention. " Full of choice poetry, both of the pencil and the pen, finely printed on tinted paper, and handsomely bound —this volume is the most perfect of its kind that Mr. Burns has yet produced."—Britannia. The patent method ; pplicable to lighting generally, but more especially small towns, villages, lighthouses, colleges, churches, dock yards, theatres, public offices, prisons, barracks, railway stations, minufactories, printing-offices, madhouses, hospitals, and schools, &c., and warming the buildings, without extra expense. London : James Burns, 17, Portman-street ; and by order of all Booksellers. The CHAIRMAN replied that out of 130 only 16 had paid. This, however, was exclusive of the Managing Committee. The next business to be brought before them was the minutes of the proceedings which the Sub- Committee had taken for negotiating an amalgamation with the Northern and Southern Connecting Company, which, with their permission, the secretary would read. From these minutes it appeared that the negotiation had resulted in an offer from the Northern and Southern Connecting Company to amalgamate, provided it was effected upon toe basis that three Metropolitan Junction shares, upon which a call of Its. per share should be made, were equal to one share in the other Company. The CHAIRMAN said the Managing Directors had re turned no answer to this offer, preferring rather to leave it to be done by that meeting. He might state, however, that about an hour ago a member of the Pro visional Committee of the Northern and Southern Con necting Company assured him that the Company was not in such a position as to induce him to recommend them to amalgamate with it. Mr. KEMP, one of the Directors, said the opposite Company had represented that they bad 30,000/., but their plans were not lodged till Monday, the Ist of De cember, while they had duly lodged their plans on the 29th of November, but had only 10,0001. left to go on with. Now, if the promoters of the Northern and South ern Company had been deceiving them in the negotia tion, no language could be used sufficiently strong to denounce such duplicity. They ought to ascertain who the Shareholders of the Company were, and get them to unite in obtaining that which they could not do if sepa rated. Their line was a good one, the plans were most perfect, and if the Northern and Southern Company would "aid them with 30,000/., it would be the best scheme that could be brought before Parliament. If, however, the Northern and Southern Company failed them, there was the South-Eastern and the Northern and Eastern Companies, who he had not the slightest doubt would be most ready to assist them. Mr. VETCHER, of Exeter, submitted to the meeting whether it would not be better to break up the Company at once than spend the little they had left. The South- Eastern Company would have enough to do next ses sion to get out of their own difficulties, without taking up those of any other Company ; and if he was not mistaken, the Northern and Eastern was in the same position. At the last meeting it was stated that the receipts were 28,0001. and the expenditure 17,0001., and he for one thought, if this were a true state of the ac counts, they were most unsatisfactory. Mr. KEMP said the sums stated at the previous meet ing were erroneous. The receipts it had been ascer tained were 17,0001., and the expenditure only 10,000/. Now, was it worth their while to sacrifice the valuable property they had purchased for this 10,0001., because they were not in a position to carry out a whim of the House of Commons ? Mr. VETCHER said the Directors appeared to be in doubt altogether about the accounts; and how any set of men—how any secretary or solicitor—could carry on a concern of that magnitude, and not know the exact amount of their liabilities, he was at a loss to understand. He could not trust them any longer, and he should move that the Company be dissolved. Mr. CHARLES GREENE seconded the motion, and said he was induced to do so from a thorough distrust of the parties into whose hands their affairs had fallen. Was it not the fact that some of the funds had been appro- priated to buying up the allotment letters and scrip of their own line ? The CHAIRMAN replied that such certainly was the case, but at the time it was done it was a very common thing, and the course was applauded. lie had since ascertained that it was a bad system, and he would never give his consent to it again. The shares were bought with a view of benefiting the Company, and the Directors could derive no interest from the purchase. Mr. GEO. JONES moved an amendment, to the effect that a Committee of Shareholders should be appointed to negotiate with the shm eholders in the Northern and Southern Connecting Corupan),, and see if an amalga mation favourable to both parties could not be brought about. Mr. PAYNE seconded the amendment, and it was ultimately carried by a very large majority. The Committee was then appointed, and, at the request of the Chairman, authorised to investigate the accounts Elegant Pocket Edition, price Is., by post Is. 6d. D R. CULVERWELL ON MARRIAGE, its HINDRANCES and OBLIGATIONS. The benefits which would accrue to lighthouses, dockyards, and numerous localities, where the ordinary gas cannot be conveyed without the formation of many new Acts and Companies, or at im mense expense, would be sufficient to obtain for this Company the most prominent and prosperous position. The great saving to the consumer, the small portion of room requi site for the erection of the apparatus, the simplicity of its working, and the brilliancy of the gas, will insure the adoption of the invention throughout the kingdom ; and although the public can be supplied at a price which will defy competition, the Company can confidently hold out to those disposed to become shareholders a return upon their capital of not less than fifty per cent. The Company being far advanced, will be in a situation, when fully registered, to take contracts immediately. 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CAUTlON.—Complaints having reached us that several persons wishing to purchase our work, entitled "Manly Health," have had placed in their hands a fraudulent infringement of our copyright, pro duced by illiterate and dishonourable men, and wl , ich, though bearing a close resemblance of title, is utterly valueless; ve deem It a duty, by way of protection, to caution the public against being duped ty sitcli base imitations. Persons desirous of obtaining the above work, 'and riot wishing to apply to a bookseller for the same, may, to insure secrecy, have to direct from th e A u th ors, by enclosing 3s. t; 1., or Postage Stamps May be had of the Authors, No. 60, Newman-street, Oxford-street; and sold by Brittain, 11, Paternoster-row ; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; Noble, 114, Chancery-lane; J. Gordon, 146, Leaden hall-street; G. Mansell, 3, King-street, Southwark, London; T. Sowler, Courier-office, 4, St. Ann's-square, Manchester; W. Howell, 75, Dale-street, Liverpool ; W. Wood, 78, High-street, Birmingham ; W. and H. Robinson, 11, Greenside-street, Edinburgh; T. Price, Dame-street, Dublin; and all Booksellers. " The best of all friends is the professional friend, and !n no shape can he be consulted with greater safety and aecresy than in ` Lucas on Manly Health. The New Bell's Weekly Messenger. Messrs. Lucas and Co. are to be consulted from Ten till Two, and from Five till Eight in the evening, at their residence, No. 60, New man-street, Oxford-street, London, and country patients may be successfally treated, on minutely describing their case, and enclosing the usual fee of It. for advice. of the Company. Mr. GREENE wished to know what they intended to do with the defaulting Directors were they to be freed from all liabilities ? The CHAIRMAN was as anxious as any one that the Provisional Committee should pay up ! but he wanted to I Mr.. GREENE said ther e was no h e l p f or t h em b ut b y exposing the defaulters. Some of them bad the reputation of being respectable men, but he did not think they would keep it long. Thanks were t h en voted to the Chairman, and the meeting broke up, after a very protracted sitting. Martyr, thr o uSouthwark,gh their surveyor, SOUTH- EASTERN AND NORTH KENT. the Last night a meet i ng of the rate-payers of St. George w ash s e h ld ou i l n d a t s h s e en c t h , u d r is c s h en u t, po o n r parish business, w h en the subject as to whether the parish, remain neutral, relative to the proposed lines, was brought forward. Mr. Churchwarden HOOLE took the chair. Mr. ANDERSON, the surveyor, s a id, th at as the subject Iwas one of the greatest importanc e to the parish, taking, as the two lines would, so great a portion of it, he felt bound to take the opinion of the inhabitants. He had seen a great number of the inhabitants whose property would be affected by the proposed extension of the South Eastern line ; and they were unanimousty opposed to it. What did the Company propose ? why to carry an arch across from the present terminus to the other side, which would have the effect of driving all the respectable in habitants from that part of the parish. With regard to the other lines, it was alleged that the objections would he got rid of—but at what expense ? why, by carrying a viaduct i n an o bli que di rect i on f rom Layton-buildings to Red Cross-street ; the arch or viaduct was to be 29 feet high, but from its position the inhabitants would have but a dead wall to look at. Trade was already bad in the High-street, and the proposed plan would com pletely rain it. Mr. PICKFORD, of the Old Kent-road, said that he had considerable property in the Borough, and as long as it was in his power he should offer every opposition to the North Kent line ; for he was fully satisfied that where ever a railway came it depreciated property. -, Mr. HOWARD thought that the best course to adopt would be to appoint a committee - to oppose the intended extensions, and to report as occasion required. Mr. MARTIN, of the Old Kent-road, said he had been for a considerable length of time a member of a commit tee appointed to oppose the further extension of the South-Eastern. It was said that when the terminus came to the Brieklayer's Arms, that it would increase the trade, but the reverse was the case ; as far as the inhabitants were locally concerned, they were deter mined to oppose the measure. Mr. KNIGHTON said he had heard a great deal said against the extension of railways, but no one spoke in favour of them. Now he considered they were of the utmost advantage to the public. They created trade.— (Cries of " No, no.") Was any person present who was prepared to say that, wherever there was a terminus, that trade did not exist?—(Cries of " Yes, yes.") He was certain they were a benefit, and that they would beautify the parish.—(" Oh, oh.") It was agreed to, with but one dissentient, that the surveyor, on the part of the parish, should return to the application a dissent. know how they could reach a provisional committee man ? They could only proceed against him by filing a bill in equity, but that could not be dknie without the consent of every shareholder. PRICE SD. _ • , 2 . . e..- • /- .- _.27 /. , / ' 7,___,/, LYE„ ~ e , .L,.:>') ,__ __ 7 c y , - - - - -2 --- --- ( ---- . . t , • .. • • ..',,,, •': 1 - •fi, ••••VtjA: , L:4 -- , , . t% (' i . 't '.. ll ‘i t . a lji . V . % .7 " .: # 1 31 , • 1 ; 1. • fir, 0 ' in'SvAggi . ' .. 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N a n m A a ir n A of Fr th E e aN n o am oN e .— of T wr o- o d o a d y w , a a r t d, t w a el j v o e in o e ' r c (Icreksidat ing at Wellow in the north of this county (Nottingham shire), was brought in the custody of the police to the county gaol, charged with having attempted to murder a female, of the name of Hind, a widow, with whom he had been cohabiting. Wellow is a village about ten miles from Worksop, end the same distance from the towns of Newark and Southwell, and it appears that for a length of time past the prisoner has been separate from his wife, and has resided with his unfortunate victim. The horrible deed was evidently a premeditated act, from the circumstance of his taking with him, on going to bed on Monday night last, a knife, which he placed under his pillow. At half-past six o'clock in the morning the man and woman quarrelled, when, the wretch took the knife and inflicted upon the poor woman a dreadful wound in her throat, which extended several inches from right to left. She instantly jumped out of bed, and ran duwn stairs screaming'` Murder," the blood at the same time flowing profusely from the wound. The wretch ran away half undressed, and without any stockings on his legs. The villagers being alarmed, a surgeon was sent for, who sewed up the wound, and a pursuit of the murderer ensued, but for some time with out success. On Friday morning, however, he was dis covered crawling from under a hay-stack, in his own parish, almost famished. He was immediately appre hended, and conveyed before the Rev. E. Dawkins, a magistrate of the county. The woman being alive, but without hope of recovery, the man has been committed to the county gaol for further examination: To elude detection by his footsteps being traced, it has since been found that the artful villain had walked backwards into the stack yard, so that the marks of his feet upon the soft soil did not betray his hiding place. Since his apprehension, he has admitted that he went into Willow Wood, and lay there a day and a night, with a view of attacking a farmer, whom he knew to be in the habit of passing through it, and his intention was to rob and murder him; the farmer, however, having heard of the attempt to murder, and knowing that Woodward was a bad character, having fears lest he should meet in the wood, actually went a long way round, instead of going through the wood, and thereby, no doubt, saved himself from a brutal attack. APPREHENSION OF SUSPECTED BURGLARS AT WoOLWICII.—During the past week, various acts of burglary have taken place at Woolwich, and hitherto the police have been unable to obtain any clue to the thieves. Sunday evening, between six and seven o'clock, police-constable Gladwin, an active officer of the R division, on duty in plain clothes, observed two suspicious looking men near the shop of Mr. Dixon, a furniture broker, in Powis- street. The better to observe, their movements, and without being himself per ceived, Gladwin concealed himself behind -the,Allar of a shop door oprsite, and observed the prisoners trying to Three - - the door. The prisoners, however, had a fellow with them who acted as " touter" or scout, and this man, on observing the constable, gave an alarm, and the thieves immediately desisted from their attempts on the house. Gladwin, how ever, perceiving that it was useless to watch the thieves farther, immediately darted from his hiding place, and seizing two of them by the collar, took them into custody. The third ran oft'. Gladwin having lodged his prisoners safely in the station-house, proceeded in search of the third, whom he succeeded in capturing. The prisoners gave the names of Tapper, Reed, and Mumford. On their persons were found a number of skeleton keys of various sizes, calculated to pick any of the common locks. A small crowbar was also found upon one of them. There is great reason to believe they form part of a gang which has carried on very extensive de predations in that neighbourhood. WIGTOWNSHIRE POLITICS.—A correspondent in Wigtownshire says, "An active canvass has been carried on in this county by Mr. Robert Stewart, eldest son of Stair Stewart, Esq., of Glasserton, for the representation of the shire' on the Conservative interest: This has induced our present Member, Cap'. Dalrymple, to issue an address to his constituents, in which he declares for the tt tal and imme diate repeal of the corn laws. He has also been making per sonal calls. As Sir Robert Peel's return to power will, in all probability, lengthen the existence of the present Parliament, this premature canvassing will doubtless cease. We hear that it is the intention of Sir Andrew Agnew, Bart., of Loch naw, to oppose Sir John M'Taggart, M.P., at the next elec tion for the Wigt own district of burghs ; but we do not know whether the rumour be correct or not.—Dumfries Courier. IMPROVEMENTS AT ROSENEATIL—Sir James J. R. Mackenzie had this year laid down 30,000 yards of drains with stones, and the number is daily increasing. The new garden, which is in an excellent situation, and has a good exposure, together with the pleasure-grounds, which are tastefully laid out, will, when completed, make Roseneath one of the most delightful seats in the north.—lnvesi ness Courier. THE FULHAM WATERMEN.—Yesterday the Bishop of London gave his annual dinner to the watermen of Ful ham. At one o'clock in the afternoon they sat down to a repast of good old English fare, consisting of roast and boiled beef, mutton, and plum-pudding, together with a plentiful supply of excellent ale. The entertainment was set out in the hall of the Bishop's residence at Fulham, and his Lordship honoured his guests by saying " grace." The custom is said to have originate) from a former Bishop's son having been saved from drowning on this day. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—THREE LIVES LOST. —lt is with much regret we state that of two market-boats which left Falmouth on Saturday afternoon last, on their re turn tr Porthalla, St. Reverse, one of them unfortunately went down in a squall, and the three men in it were drowned. The accident happened in Falmouth Bay, no great distance from Bendennis. The deceased were named Sampson Hill, and William and John Tripeony, brothers. Hill was about to be married. John Tripcony was unmarried, but his brother has left a widow and two children to bewail his loss. When the boat missed its companion, it was immediately put about, but nothing of the lost boat could be seen but a loose -. tee. ;” +he beet which weathered the squall, who became so alarmed that they were landed at Crab Quay, on Pendinnis, and they walked home. This me iencholy accident has ,aat eloomm e..rgav +ha neighbourhood in which the deceased resided, where they were greatly re spected. Efforts have been made to raise the boat and find the bodies, but hitherto without success.—Falmouth Packet RAILWAYS AND COASTEKS.—The South Western Railway was for the first time made use of yesterday for the conveyance of an entire ship's cargo from Southampton to London. It consisted of the first portion of a freight of 1,100 boxes of oranges, brought by the Eleanor, from Fayal, and consigned to Messrs. Keeling and Hunt, in Monument-yard, By this means not only has the fruit been obtained in a state more suitable to the market, but a great saving in the outlay of conveyance has been effected; and having discharged her cargo, the Eleanor will return for a fresh freight on Friday, instead of being detained for a fortnight or three weeks, as would have been the case had she come round to the port of London. It has been estimated that the expenses of nearly 601. are incurred on the voyage to and from Southampton and London for a vessel of 100 tons burthen, which may be avoided by discharging her cargo at the former port. By the contract the cases will be delivered at one charge from Southampton and the terminus at Vauxhall to Monument yard, and altogether the saving by this mode of conveyance will average less by thirty shillings . per ton than:the general charge of London freight. The majority of vessels bringing fruit to the London market arrive at seasons the most de structive to shipping, and the records of Lloyd's show no less than 1,375 casualties to have occurred in the navigation between the Isle of Wight and the river Thames in the seven years from 1837 to 1843, of which 499 lost anchors and cables, 560 got aground but were recovered, 260 were en tirely wrecked, the crews and passengers being saved, whilst 56 vessels were totally lost with all or several of the crews and passengers. BURGLARIES AT WlNDSOR.—Bet ween Saturday night and early on Sunday morning, three houses were broken into in the town of Windsor, and various property carried away by the burglars from each. There is very little doubt, from the back premises of the house being contiguous, divided only by brick walls, that the three robberies were committed by the same parties, who were evidently well ac quainted with the localities. The house of Mr. Alderman Tebbott, in Sheet-street, which was entered by forcing open the shutters of the kitchen window, was plundered of a variety of articles, consisting of silver table, salt, and tea spoons, silver tops from off dinner castors, gold d ari n d ot l e v e e n r the house, moneys, &c. There is no doubt if the thieves ha d a vast quan tity up and opened the window to call th e Po disturbed and b o y th li e l r rs p . ro 'e e b r b ty o t. ; t, a nwdh also 1 , hearing in was i c n e 'the drawing room house of i o s f e of valuable articles of plate which The house of Mrs g room would have been carried oft: •Seeker, residing in Park•street, was plundered of a a widow lady, tsotrheeat,veadb adjoining icnogm committed t r e f d e b b b y o t ‘ t v . s in sTheor thieves.r bberi es are Miss Haines, supposewatchd t THE RECENT FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE AT PAD DINGTON. —Last evening, at a late hour. Mr. Wakley, held an inquest at the Lord Hill, North-wharf-road near the terminus of the G reat W estern Railway, ' on the bodies of John Wain, bricklayer's carter, er, aged 24 years, and Mary Ann, his wife, aged 21, who unhappily perished in the recent calamitous fire in Cambridge-place, Junction-read, Pad dington. It appears that deceased was carter to Messrs. Chas. Bell and Co., brickmakers, South-wbarf, Paddington. The jury h av i ng b een duly sworn, proceeded to view the bodies, which lay at the bone-house adjoining Paddington Church, situated on the green in the Darrow-road. They presented a sad spectacle, the extremities being consumed, and the whole of the tissue of their frame being materially injured by the action of the tire. Upon the return of the jury, the first witness called was Mrs. Eliza beth Pryer, laundrywoman, 23, Cambridge-place, Grand Junction-road, who deposed that she went to bed shortly after eleven o'clock, on the night of Friday last, and that at that hour she left a few lucifers upon the top of the stove, and a quantity of clothes in the room. Soon after one o'clock she was alarmed by cries of " Fire," and instantly she got out of bed and called as loud as she was able to the other persons on the premises. She thought this had the effect of arousing them, and, upon inquiry, it was considered all were out of the building, which, in a short time was on fire from the bottom to the top. She screamed out, and this brought several neighbours to her aid, and through them the furniture and effects in the lower part of the premises were removed to places of safety. It was some time after the fire was at its height that witness ascertained any of her lodgers were burned to death. Three of tha firemen belonging to the London Fire engine Establishment having deposed to the finding of the bodies, which appeared to have fallen from one of the upper floors, the jury unanimously declared their opinion that no further evidence was necessary, and, conse quently, a verdict of " Accidental death " was returned. CURIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.A circumstance, very suspicious-looking at first, but which afterwards turned out a most curious affair, happened in a very respectable inn fq, Perth on Saturday night. The landlord, on entering one back, the rooms, heard a noise proceeding from the chimney,gasn ;f, on examining to discover the cause, staggered thunderstruck, at observing the legs of a i nandal2s e l c i o n v g e o ri N n - e g r the grate, in which, however, there was no re. and,R seizing the from his astonishment, he rushed forward , legs, desperately pulled at them until b r e so l n r ag ot e ig , l o it nly down was the he corpue of a very respectable -looking p c accountco ver covered of with himself, soo wa t. The the police, as sus • petted of having intended to rob, that o T f h e t hsurprisel landlord, when the Court one m ofay h h e an i odterdude overr nott giving o a very go o d and was on Mond a y b b e ro i u m g a h g t in t e o d, the a s bar wi i for as trial. his female servants appeared, and intimated that the prisoner was her lawfully-married husband —they having been mar ried only a short time previous —who had come to pay her a visit from Dundee, where he was at present located. The husband was immediately dismissed, and left the Court arm and arm with his sprightly better half.—Editiburgli Advertiser. The Marquis of Westminster, and the leading nobility and gentry connected with the county of Chester, have unanimously come forward to provide an institution for the refuge of juvenile offenders, with a view to their reforma tion. This praiseworthy object is to be obtained by the con tributions of the aristocracy, and most of them are annual subscribers, so that the prospective establishment may be maintained in its efficiency. ~p-4 BIItMINGIIAM LINES. BIRMINGHAM, MONDAY NIGHT.—A meeting of the street commissioners was held this morning at the Pub lic-office, Moor-street, for the purpose of receiving a re port from the Paving and Parliamentary Committee, respecting the plans and sections laid before them of railways proposed to enter the town, and for which ap plication will be made during the ensuing session. There were upwards of seventy commissioners present, and a report was read, of which the following is the sub stance : The Paving and Parliamentary Committee reported that, having directed their attention to the several notices given of ,intended applications to Parliament in the ensuing session, as far as such projects appeared likely to affect the interests of the town of Birmingham, they found that .at the commencement of the Parlia mentary campaign, on the 30th of November, being the last day for delivering plans and sections at the Board of Trade, and to the clerks of the peace, the following schemes were before the public, and likely to require their attention. On the Ist of December, therefore, their solicitor applied to most of the solicitors concerned for copies of the plans, sections, and books of reference, and since that period similar applications had been made to most of the other parties. 1. Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley. 2. Birmingham and Worcester. 3. London and Birmingham (Extension at Birming ham). . . _ 4:Birmingham and Oxford. 5. Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley. 6. Direct Birmingham and Leicester. 7. Welsh Midland, Kidderminster and Birmingham. 8. The Birmingham, West Bromwich, Wednesbury, and Walsall Junction. 9. Wolverhampton, Chester, and Birkenhead Junction (Trent Valley Continuation). 10. Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester. 11. Birmingham, and Manchester Direct. 12. Shrewsbury-and Birmingham. Of the above list the Committee stated that the fol. hitvnif inllo either been abandoned, or might be with etlllbequenue Ui laltiliBao 1... ci f t h e i r projectors, or found not to enter the parish of Bir mingham:- 2. The Birmingham and Worcester withdrawn for the present session. 6. Direct Birmingham and Leicester doss not enter the parish. 7. Welsh Midland, Kidderminster, and Birmingham. This line is abandoned between Kidderminster and Birmingham, and will be taken up for that distance by the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour-valley Company. 8. The Birmingham, West Bromwich, Wednesbury, and Walsall Junction, abandoned for this session. 9. Wolverhampton, Chester, and Birkenhead (Trent Valley Continuation) will not approach Birmingdam nearer than Wolverhampton. Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester will not enter the parish, but will join the Grand Junction in the parish of Aston. The promoters of the remaining seven of the original list seemed disposed to prosecute their several applica • tions to Parliament, which would require the utmost at tention on the part of the town, and in several cases the most strenuous opposition, unless the proposed measures be very materially modified. The Committee recommended that every Bill should be strenuously opposed, unless the following require ments be complied with, namely :- 1. Where it is intended to stop up any street or road in the parish, an ample equivalent be provided by the formation of other streets or roads equally convenient to the public in general. 2. Where it is proposed to cross any street on the level thereof. 3. Where it is proposed to cross any street or road by viaduct or bridge, the height and span of the arch be of sufficient dimension to permit at least as free a pas sage for the public in carriages and on foot as that now enjoyed, and that no piers, abutments, or other encroach ments be permitted on the carriage or foot roads. 4. Where it is intended to pass under any street or road, and a bridge for such street or road be formed over the railway, each side of such bridge for such street or road to be formed over the railway shall be effectually built up to the height of fifteen feet at least in every situation where tho Commissioners shall deem advisable, so as to prevent the railway or the engines or carriages passing thereon from being seen from such street or road. The same rule to apply to viaducts carrying the railway over any street, which shall likewise be provided with parapets of the same height at least, or more, if needful. 5. Where the works of, or connected with, the pro posed railway shall in any way interfere with the public drains, sewers, or public water-courses of the town, proper provision be made for the prompt restoring of such sewers, drains, or water-courses, or providing in lieu thereof others to the satisfaction of the Commis sioners ; and in case such railway works are likely, in the opinion of the Commissioners, to prevent or inter fere with the future effectual drainage of the town, pro•. vision be made that the railway projectors shall meet such event in the manner required by the Commis sioners. 1 6. Where it is' proposed to stop any street, with a view to the conversion of the site thereof into a station, provision be made,for a road under such station in the line of that proposed to be stopped up, or in such other direction as the Commissioners shall approve, of suffi cient height and width, and to be well lighted at the expense of the railway company, so as to afford ample accommodation for passengers along the same. 7. Where it is proposed to make a station, provision be made by the proposed company for proper approaches thereto, and especially for widening the streets and other i avenues iu the immediate neighbourhood there of, su - ciently to meet the increased traffic. Where ter B s . ected by a n any o O n be made to prevent the inhabitants being deprived of their natural supply of water. 9. That in order to prevent the i nconvenience to which tunnel l t o ofr deep the cutting, town e proposedufficieot provision to b e in the public must necessarily be subject during the pro.. gross of the works of any railway, an engagement, with penalties be required with the company for the com pletion of the works within a limited period to be agreed upon. The Committee then proceeded to report upon each separate project as far as they had been able to aster • tam the designs of the different companies with relation Birmingham. At the suggestion of the Mayor, Mr. Henry Smith, the following was substituted for the first condition:— . Where it is intended to stop up any street or road in the parish, an ample equivalent shall be made by the company," it being thought impossible for them to pro vide a street or road which would be " equally conve nient to the public in general " as the original one. The report was received and unanimously approved of, after which the meeting broke up. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, JAN. 5. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Bristol and Exe ter, New, 7 —Birmingham and Gloucester, Quarter Shares (issued 7'4 dis.) 32 l/ii—Caledonian, New, 1% p.—Manchester and Birmingham, Quarter Shares, 12%—Midland, New, 30. SHEFFIELD, JAN. 5. STOCK ExcHANaE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, 22 1 A—Midland, 401. Shares, 29%—Caledonian 154 — Grimsby Extension, 31. 17s.—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 3/. 4s.—Derby and Gainsborough, I,4 s —Direct Northern, 2% —London and York, 41 4 —Manchester, Sheffield, and Mid land Junction, 44—Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries, and Crewe, 11. Is. LEEDS, JAN. 5. STOCK EXCHANGE. -The sales are-London and Croydon, 22-Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter Shares, No. 2, 74- East Lancashire, No. 2 (late Acerington), 114-Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 11-Ditto, Extensions, p. -Leeds and Bradford. 57-Leeds and Dewsbury, 204 2 -Ditto, New Shares, 3 1 % 3 -Liverpool and Bury, 27-North British, New Carlisle Branch, 31. Bs. 6d.-Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhampton, 164-London and Portsmouth, 15s. p.-Lon don and York, 4%-Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 3 1 4- Direct Northern, 2V B -Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 5 -Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland, par-West Riding Union, 7% -East Lincolnshire, 3-Essex and Suffolk, 2s. 6d. dis.-Grand Union, 5 / 8 p.-Lancashire and North York shire, 20s. p.-Lancashire, Yorkshire, and North Eastern, 3s. dis.-Leeds and Liverpool Direct, 2s. 6d. dis.-Leeds and York, par-Leicester and Bedford, 225. 6d. p.-Liver pool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, 44-Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 24 p.-Manchester and Birmingham Continuation and Welsh Junction, 2s. Ed. p.- Northumberland and Lancashire Junction, 7s. dis.-North Western, 31. 145.-Nottingham and Boston, 17s. 6d. p.- Nottingham and Grantham, 17s. 6d. p.-Shropshire Union, 2s. 6d. p.-South Midlands, 3% p.-Wakefield and Brad ford, 3s. 6d. p.-Wakefield and Harrogate, 16s. p.-York shire and Glasgow Union, 24. YORK, JAN. 5. STOCK ExcuAsicin.-The sales are-York and North Mid land Extension, 411 14-Newcastle and Berwick, 20-North nicde,st47B-TNamortwhortsht,airCoorvdeshnitrre,y, 613:71Lin-g British, New Carlisle Branch, 3%-London and York, 4% -Axliolme, 23 4-Derby and Gainsborough, 11. 45.-Grand Union, VA-Great Grimsby, Louth, &c., 1/. 14s. 6d.-Lan cashire and North Yorkshire, VA-Leicester and Bedford, Trent Valley Junction, 27..-Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, Carlisle, 3 1 / 4 . _ 2aln.d7ll\--lidLlae 1115 LL, JAN. 5. STOCK ExcitaNGE.—The sales are—Hull and Selby (5 per cent. guaranteed), 102 1 / s —Ditto, Half Shares, 21—North British, Half Shares, 7t/—North Wales. 4—Armagh, Cole raine, and Portrush, IN —Dudley, Madeley, and Iron Bridge, 2 1 : 2 —Hull and Barnsley Junction, 47s.—Leicester and Bir mingham, 27s.—Sheffield Potteries and Crewe, 235. 6d.— Shropshire Union, 2/. 9s. 6d.--Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 214. . . COMPENSATION TO THE LAND LORDS. (From the Sentinel.) Speculative politicians are hazarding all sorts of con jectures as to the course Sir Robert Peel will pursue on the opening of Parliament. None hesitate to affirm that he will attempt some modification of the sliding-scale, if not a total repeal of the corn-laws ; but whether that repeal will be immediate or deferred, unconditional or conditional, has led to a great diversity of opinion. We will not add to the li s t o f un p ro fit a bl e " guessing ;" nor do we believe that anything' authentic will transpire till the Legislature is assembled. But whatever mystery may involve the intentions of the Minister, the demands of the landowners are clear enough ; if they cannot re tain their monopoly, they will insist on compensaf;on for its surrender. The indemnity of twenty millions paid to the West India proprietors for the manumission of their slaves, is a precedent on which they rely. The subject deserves some comments. The agriculturists have contended that special bur thens are imposed on land, that is to say, burthens that do not fall on any other description of property. This has been denied, and repeated challenges have been given in Parliament to adduce evidence in support of the allegation ; th ose c h allenges have been uniformly declined ; nay more, when the Liberals have brought forward specific motions to appoint a Committee to in vestigate the nature and extent of the special burthens, the agriculturists themselves, shrinking from the proof of their own assertions, have voted against all inquiry; from which the fair inference is, that they knew well that they had put forth an untruth. This, however, is certain, that agriculture is exempted fropa very many i imposts to which all other property s liable, such as insurance on stock against fire, legacy and probate duty, &c. Again : the landlords have always contended, that the corn-laws were not imposed for their benefit, but for the benefit of the tenant-farmers. Be it so ; then, if a moneyed compensation were voted for the repeal of the corn-laws, it ought to be handed over to the tenant farmers. The general subject, however, must be looked at under comprehensive views. The time is passed when the common sense of the people can be juggled by sophisms. Every fallacy of the landlords has been laid bar; ; the game of deception can no longer be played. The aris tocracy should learn, that "honesty is the best policy:" and now that they can no longer find shelter in fraud, let them place their faith in truth. Their ideas of " pro tection" are as base as they are ignorant ; they are base, because they seek to be protected at the expense of their fellow citizens ; they are ignorant, because no selfish legislation can endure longer than the selfishness remains undetected. The prime error of the landlords censists in a false view of their real position, which has made them seek relief in remedies totally inadequate to their exigencieQ They may yet be saved from all the dangers that menace them, sou tnat, wo, WILII 11.11UUL but they will not be rescued by half-measures or class I , Tislation. They must make common cause with all th e prow,.-,:., a °lasses, form an alliance with them, and work out such a reform as win tmetively secure both the interests of property and labour. What is the heavy drag on industry? Obviously tax ation. Its leaden weight presses on all of us. It has pressed on other nations, and was the real, however re mote or disguised, cause of the French Revolution. What does high taxation imperiously demand ? what does it render absolutely just'? Clearly high prices. As we desire to avoid vague expressions, we must observe, that when we use the epithet " high" as applied to prices, we specifically mean just such an addition to the natural or wholly untaxed value of commodities as will be equal to, and express the amount of, taxation levied on commodi ties. If the tax on a commodity be five per cent., five per cent. must be added to its natural value ; if fp:ty per cent., then fifty per cent. must be added to the natural value. This is the just, the legitimate protection that the Legislature owes to every class of producers. to the agriculturists as well as to the manufacturer. Now, how is this to be effected? for this is the problem to be solved. Let us hear Sir James Graham ; we quote from his pamphlet on " Corn and Currency :" " So far from urging the Government to bring sepa rately under the view of the Legislature the questions of Currency and Corn, it was the decided interest of the landowners to have insisted on a careful revision of both these subjects conjointly. They are in themselves inti mately blended ; it is absurd to talk of price without re ference to money; and it is impossible to alter the quan tity of money without affecting prices. Disjointed discussion on these two vital points is the precise cause of the dangerous conclusions now sanctioned by Parlia ment, which threatens with ruin and degradation the whole class of existing proprietors." Be it noted that we have not cited the opinion of a Leaguer or free-trader; it is the Conservative Sir James Graham who speaks, himself a large landed proprietor, a gentleman of undoubted talents and matured expe rience. We have said, that high taxes require high prices, and Sir James Graham tells us " it is absurd to talk of price without reference to money." Now, if we have a de scription of money, purposely designed to keep prices low, it is clear that the real protection of which we stand in need, is protection against that species of money. Our standard of money is gold and the sove reign contains just such a number of grains as comports with the natural or untaxed value of gold, and expresses it.. But this sovereign is the measure of all taxed com modities ; they therefore must necessarily conform to that measure. Now this gold is exempt from the laws of supply and demand ; its value is not allowed to rise when it is scarce, nor to fall when it is plentiful, while all other commodities, of which it is the measure,t h erefore, between subject to these conditions. All equivalency , profits, low wages. Here is de stroyed. the producer of taxed commodities can never add the tax to his selling price, for there is no money in this country in which such tax can be expressed, since the The measure consequenceand the e t h thingsi this arra m ng e measured is, ai,s that gold, the standard measure, is not permitted by th e e n d o t u againstntuntil the thefore Legislature to express taxation, but no more than natural or untaxed value. Hence low prices must producing ign e e classes sse thats see w e be permanent and universal,—low corn, low ca lico, n l a o t w iona c l ot e to n n em , enemy—the enemy of all industry ;it is thi s great truth, they will remain, as they now are, the doomed, blind, slaves of capital, of bankers, usurers, loan-mongers, and monenobbe h' rs—t e oligarchy of Mammon. Do the landlords, then, seek nageeadinstthat protection enemy, a compensation ? Do they desiderate such high prices as will enable them to pay high taxes and their mortgages ? The remedy is in their own hands. It is a physical and fiscal impossi bility for them to realise high prices in a currency studi ously designed to keep prices low ; therefore, they must change the currency, and adapt it to the exigencies of existing taxation. They have been experimenting, scheming, and devising for the last thirty years—ever haunted by their "special burtheus," proceeding from blunder to blunder, from equivocation to equivocation, from compromise to compromise. Surely it is time to cease this miserable tinkering: they ought to be heartily sick of the knaves, fools, and quacks whom they have lauded as "statesmen," and who have failed to make the working classes self-sustaining, and could find no better means of preventing the paupers, otf,pring of their own bad government, from devouring landed estates, than in carcerating them in union workhouses. 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