The Sun. — London, England, 1846-01-06 00:00:00

6 7 idrcs asooosicaBelneuffanaa:d4lntril_ntooeste6:art ar.ee( 6,703261:000570 PPorsotpeErtiyttc:el..:.:.:.: 1,84356961:04-32 T FIE SUN, LONDON TITE - SDAr ErENI NG JANUAR 117 BANKRUPTCY. -(THIS DAY.) COLONIAL BANK.-(THIS DAY.) , M2l (Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD.) Ilse half-yearly general meeting of the Proprietors of IN ItE PRATT AND BODLE. the Colonial Bank was held this day at the London THE REVENUE FOR, THE YEAR AND QUARTER ENDING Li AN (JAB sf._ 5, 1846. dwk o uo G e or g '''' These bankrupts, who carried on business as builders, Tavern, in pursuance of the provisions of the charter, worth c ' last at Addison•road and Notting-hill, came up to pass their for the purpose of receiving the report of the proceedings the - No. 1.-A n Abstract of the Nit Produce of the Revenue of Great Britain in theT -"'"."-- ears and Quarters ended sth of January, 's . ' of Jan 7, u ,3s a 4 ry, 18 .1 4 .6.5 6 ., , 02 5h0wing the Increase 5.47,3 c examination. of the Corporation, and for the election of four Directors steP-' or Decrease on each head thereof. , ..... A Mr. LEE now applied, on behalf of the petitioning and one Auditor, in the room of John Irving, C. Year ended Jan. 5. Quarter end_ .____ ed ,••• creditor, in respect of the proof. it having been doubted Marryat, James Cavan, John Gurney Hoare, and J. QUARTERS ENDED YEAR QUARTERS ENDED YEAR I at the last meetine. whether it had been admitted. Mr. Fletcher, Esqs., and other business. , ended , ended Lee now said that'he had ascertained that the proof was J. COLVILLE, Esq., took the chair at one o'clock ; • April 5, July 5, Oct. 10, Jan. 5, Jan. 5, April 5, • July 5, Oct. 10, 1 Jan. 5, Jan. 5, trated 1844 1844 1844 1845 1845 1845 1845 1845 1846 1840 Increase. !Decrease. Increase. Decrea=se, £ £ : 077 . signed by the registrar and o ffi cial assignee, but not by upon doing which he stated that it was doubtless known 45 1 the Commissioner ; and one of the Has of exchange was to all, that since they met last they had had the misfor- £ £ £ I ...... 16 1 customs 4,604,447 4,869,235 6,002,855 4,902,135 20,378,672 4,402,506 4,499,548 4,848,363 4,354,789 18,105,206 ! Customs Mi ssing, which had, it appeared, in the confusion of so tune to lose their Chairman- an event which he was Excise.. 1,852,689 3,115,592 3,960,890 3,230 940 12 160 111 1 917 485 2 965 684 3,955,106 3,338,837 12,177,112 I Excise C S rown s L - a • ,0 1 many cases, been handed over to some person in Court, sure would be severely felt by all the Proprietors. Thements I • 1,665,688 1,601,658 411,390 , 1,742,461 1,837,076 1,780,175 1,792,402 7,152,114 I an d had travelled about for some time till it again reached present meeting had been convened f o r the purpose of ,S r t a a a m es ps : : : : 16 14 3 4 9 ,6 0 8 1 5 1 1,989,874 170533 201,439 1,880,490 4,216,488 145,945 2,000,567 201,279 1, 8 7 6 , 051 4 , 2 23,842 Taxes p 4,439 piece, al DA, 7 8 : : : 6 0 :5 6 ' his (Mr. Lee's) hands, some time after. electing a Director in his room, and for other business. no st p - e o l} c - 1,94 4 2 :0 8 0 5 0 9 7 15 5 5 2 :00 48 0 5 1, 2 9 0 5 0 8 :0 7 0 1 0 1 4 14 8 6 7 :00 54 0 1 5, 6 1 7 9 5 1 :000 596 1 2,4 : ' 7 . 3 : 100 , 556 not an I ze an d Mr. Graham, the official assignee, sari that he had no The SECRETARY then read the report of the Directors, 65,000 30,000 10,000 50,000 155,000 35,000 30,000 30,000 25,000 120,000 35,000 of of the petitioning creditor having been sworn from which it appeared that the profits of the last half- iVi ° s Ti cla L a a eo nd e s s • :•••• • • • • 41,292 422,187 220,961• •• • 9,1901 693,630 415,016 13,652 465,102 , 369,471 1,263,241 Miscellaaeous 1, 5 19 6 0 9 :6 6 9 1 0 1 '9° 178 5 ,000 711 915.59,0901 1,823,883 209000 3 18 8 9 6 ,0 9 0 8 0 5 61(1. as he went through the list. year amounted to 16,9051. 19s. 10d., and the Directors LoD Mr. LEE suggested that the petitioning creditor should recommended a ividend of 1 per cent. for the half-year Total Ordinary Revenue 10,513,983 13,039,406 14,220,544 12,307,954 50,081,887 10,742,124 12,411,518 13,312,908 12,332,535 48,799,085 call Mr. be sworn to the fact. ending June, 1845, being at the rate of 2 per cent. per Imprest Moneys, &c. •.j 54,244 49,018 28,117 146,759 278 138 206,007 29,262 24,591 - 64,084 323,944 Imprest Money & scribe th Repayments ofAdvances 226,284 274 , 557 123,692. 250,980 875,513 418545 182354 473,881 404,179 1,478,959 Repanints ofA d s v ' ne c s: 603,446 .. . . 163,199 "' Th en Mr. Lincoln was then sworn. He said he verily be- annum, which would leave a sum of 10,0001 . and upwards a (/sued that he was, but was not cor.fident. for meeting the bad and doubtful debt account. f G`' t' Total Income . 10,794,511 13,362,951 14,372,353 12,705,693 I 51,235,535 11,366,676 12,623,134 13,811,380 12,800,798 50,601,988 re e sterg , The proof was admitted. Mr. HARRISON thought that, afleast, the Proprietors on 633,55 ( 95, 105 The bankrupts a ere not prepared with their accounts, had a right to expect from such profits a half-yearly Amount applied to Con- Deduct Deduct a deep Al Val*, I and excused, on the ground that there had been a fire dividend of 2 per cent. If that was not acceded sotidated Fund .. 7,635,972 8,994,078 11,264,625 9,830,758 37,725,433 7,273,077 8,255,562 8,869 , 973 7,859,997 32,258,609 Ditto, as Advances 240,000 177,276 184,225 262,001 863,502 380,000 101,501 550,000 615,077 1,646, 5 73 Increase 1,839 , 91 ' 760,016 [ unmentio n st:, on their premises, which had burnt some of the books, to, he trusted the Proprietors would be content with none. Ditto, as Ways & Means eonviviali and, therefore they had to obtain accounts from dif- He would move, as an amendMent, that the dividend of the Year.. ........ 2,918,539 4,191,627 2,923,503 2,612,934 12,646,603 3,713,599 4,266 071 4 391 407 4,325,724 16,696,801 Decrease Increase enjoy thi iatob t :ot' • ferent persons. should be 2 per cent. the Year. port was o t h e Mr. LEE said that bankrupts could not compel the de- Mr. LEVY hoped the Hon. Proprietor would not per- Total. 10,794,5/1 13,362 , 981 14,372,353 12,705,6931 51,235,538 111,366,679 12,623,134 (13,811,380 12,800,798 1 50,601,988 Quarter. say,-net liver of accounts by creditors, but that the Court would, severe in his amendment, because he was sure if he did, claret wilt evil )° i • ft :, e ( necessary, call upon theta to be examined. the result would be they should have nothing.-(Hear, No. 11. Income and Charge of the Consolidated Fund, in the Quarters ended the sth January, 1845, and the sth January, 1846. punch w, tl o The Learned COMMISSIONER directed that the accounts hear.) He looked upon the recommendation of the Quarters ended Jan. 5. party wo arters ended Jan. 5, should be made up by the accountant from the statements Directors as a turning of the corner, and augured well would I log i on e° o 1845 1846 INCOME. CHARGE. of the bankruut, to be filed within a fortnight , the exami- from it. There was now a chance of the Proprietors 1345 1846 Never we nation being adjourned for one month. having something. ani~aeFe.r. • X. £. lonapa 2 , 4 ' 7 . 7830564:03,,: :202280E1 1):62:5e7tai5e1e340.1 oweli ar , !, Irri eu ° lll aatbet! eSters y rt ls brow CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before the R.l. CORDER.) 106 4astil NOTE ROBBERY.—Charles Bowen and George Lake, described in the calendar as waiters, on the open king of the Court this morning, wore placed at the bar on the charge of stealing 15 bank notes of the Zalue of 150 L, the property of the Rev. William Price Lewis ; also John Danson, likewise described as a waiter, and George Bal es , a jeweller, charged with feloniously r eceiving the same, well knowing them to have been stol en • The - CEtentmeig could assure the Proprietors that the Directors, in proposing this small dividend, were actu ated by a desire to do something. He hoped the ma jority of the Proprietors would support the recommen dation made to them by the Directors, of a dividend of one per cent. Customs • • • • ..... • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • . Excise • • • • • • Stamps .• • • • • .... ••• • • ••• • • • Taxes .. Property Tax •• • • • .. Post-office • • • • Crown Lands ..... Miscellaneous • • .. Imprest and other Moneys • • • • • • • • Repayments of Advances 3,888,077 3,247,030 1,601,658 1,880390 487,541 146,000 50,000 9,190 146,759 250,980 4,354,789 3,353,440 1,792,402 1,876,050 386,985 189,000 25,000 369,471 64,084 404,179 Permanent Debt .... ..... ..... Terminable Annuities... ... •. .. Interest on Exchequer-bills issued to meet the charge on the . Consolidated • Fund .... Sinking Fund .. .. The Civil Li5t............. Other Charges on the Consolidated Fund •••• • • • • • • To pay off Exchequer Bills, raised per Act 6 and 7 Viet. c. 87, for Opium Compensation . For Advances ...... - - 5,681,535 655,612 1,659 842,068 98,087 649,648 871,848 262,001 5,660,472 628,805 1,314,075 98,072 423,583 After some discussion Mr. Harrison withdrew his amendment ; and the report, together with the recom mendation of the Directors of a dividend for the half-year of 1 per cent was agreed to. The different Directors who went out of office" by rotation were re-elected. Mr. Cave, the late auditor, was elected a Director in the room of the late John Irving, Esq ; H. Barclay, Esq., M.P., was elected auditor in the room of Mr. Cave; and, upon the motion of Mr. Harrison, a vote of thanks and full confidence in the Directors, was unanimously carried, after which the meeting sepa rated. 615,077 Total Charge •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• • The Surplus ..... 12,815,400 To Cash brought to this Account to bel applied to pay off Deficiency Bills.. 200,000 The Amount of Exchequer-bills issued to meet the charge on the Consolidated Fund for the Quarter ended Oct. 10, 1845, and paid off out of the growing produce of that Fund for the Quarter ended Jan. 5, 1846, after deducting 600,000/., paid off out of the Sinking Fund ...................... The Amount issued in the Quarter ended Jan. 5, 1846, in part of the sums granted by Parliament out of the Consolidated Fund for Supply Services•—• • ...... ..... .... Ihe Surplus of the Consolidated Fund, Quarter ended Jan. 5, 1846 .... The probable amount of Exchequer-bills required to meet the charge on the Consolidated Fund, Quarter ended Jan. 5, 1846 ••• • • • ...... ..... .. ............................... 13,015,400 Messrs. Botikin and Ballantine appeared for the prose cution, and Mr. Wilde for the prisoner Lake, and Mr. Payne for Bates. Mr. Bouitirt statoi the case to the jury, the facts of Which are given in the evidence of the following witnesses called by the Learned Gmitleman. The Rev. Wm. Price Lewis, a clergyman in Wales, With several clerks of the banking-house of Messrs. Glynn and Co., proved that the former, the prosecutor, on the 28th of Noveinber last, cashed a cheque at the banking -house named, for 1501. On Mr. Lewis return j ug to his apartments in the Trafalgar. Hotel, Charing• cross, he locked the notes in his portmanteau, and went lout. On his return at night he discovered on examine tiinn that his money had been abstracted. Talbot, the head waiter at the hotel, was next exa !l/Lied, and said that after the robbery the prisoner Lake !lull-tined him (the witness) that be had been concerned theln robbery, to which he had been instigated by the prischler Bowen, who, after the robbery, had gone to a Persetn of the name of Woods, a waiter at the Adelaide l intel,. so as to induce Woods to get a friend of his to a ,ash the n o t es . B owen a f terwar d s t o ld L a k e that Snow (,nne 0' the accomplices) had ran off with the whole of t e money, upon which Lake said that he now saw he had bee n brought into trouble, and would have nothing for it, and that he was determined to expose the whole matter. rake accordingly told witness all the circum stances connected with the robbery, and that it was effected by a false key. Newman, the laundry boy, and several other servant attached to the hotel, were called and examined, in cor roboration of the evidence of the first witness. Abrahana Lyon, a Jew, dposed that Dancock and Zates came into his father' e s clothes-shop, in Union reet, Borough, and bought each a coat, for which Bates tendered a 101. note. The note produced was the Ina paid, on which Bates signed his name as James otnith, John -street, Strand, and which was afterwards endorsed by his father's name. Frederick Steven, the barman of a public-house, de- Posed as to B ates chang i ng a 51. note late on t h e same evening ; Dancock was present with him at the time ; and they had some drink together. Charles A. Taffey deposed as to changing another 10/,note on the evening of the 29th, at witness's shop, ::21, Union -street, Borough. Bates and Dancock were resent, and th e f ormer rece i ve d t h e c h ange . H e s i gne d W is named on the note William Smith. John Goldey, waiter at the Sheridan Knowles Tavern, S rydges-street, said that on the evening of the 30th bancock changed a 5L note, on which he wrote " Mel lift and Co., silk dyers, St. Luke's." Bates was drinking art mg with Dancock at the time. IDiilium Neets, 'publican, 109, Drury-lane, deposed that he received the Si. note from the previous witness i nn. - the next morning. The note produced was the one °a :received. THE QUARTER'S RE VE NUE. auction duties, and all export duties, were abolished, and consequently no further aid to the finances of the country is derived from any of these sources. The great test of the true condition of the masses is the Excise, and under this we are gratified to find an increase of 107,8971., as compared with the closing quarter of 1844-5. In the Stamps department there is also an increase of 190,744/. on the quarter, and on the year of 540,7241. Another important branch in which there is a large increase, is that of " Miscellaneous," the augmentation being 360 2811. on the quarter, and 569,6111 on the year. Under the head of Post-office there is likewise an increase of 100,556/, which is all the more gratifying as indicative equally of the growing prosperity of our commerce, and of the extension of mental pursuits. The total results give a decrease on the year of 760,0161, but an increase on the quarter of 95,105/. This result would have been gratifying under any circumstances, but it is especially encourag i ng, as well as surprising, when it is remembered that so many taxes were entirely abolished last session. It demon strably proves that never were the commerce and the finances of the country established on more satisfacto] y bases than they are at present. We cordially congratu late the country on this most cheering aspect of matters, and hope it will prove to be permanent. CHRONICLE.—The official tables of the revenue, for the year and quarter ending on the sth of January, are given in another part of our paper. On the whole, they are calculated to abate the fears which the serious diminution exhibited in the previous quarter's tables excited in the public mind. But they do much more than this. The rally in the accounts for the quarter, notwithstanding the serious depression of commerce and trade during the last three months, is a significant com mentary on the merits of that system of financial reduc tion which we hope will be extended next session to every article, the great as well as the small, in our tariff. Sir Robert Peel, in his financial statement of the 14th of February last, anticipate(' a loss of 3,356,0001. from the reductions he then proposed. The actual decrease on the year just ended is 635,5501., the loss of 2,273,466/. on the Customs being compensated by increase in other items, the Excise, the Stamps, and the " Miscellaneous," which, of course, comprises the last receipt of China money. The increase in the Excise, both on the year, and especially on the quarter, is remarkable; the increase in the Stamps indicates a business activity, part of which may be traced to railroad speculation ; but the steady progress in the Post-office revenue is, perhaps, the most gratifying feature of the whole. It is surprising that the Property-tax should exhibit a decrease both on the year and on the quarter. Increased profits and re newed assessments ought, one would think, to have increased, rather than diminished this source of income. Whatever may be the cause, the ardent advocates of direct taxation may well ask whether or not it is more applicable to a complicated state of society, in which income fluctuates every day and every hour, than a judiciously-devised system of fiscal duties, levied for revenue purposes. The decrease on the Property-tax is, for the year, 165,026/, and for the quarter, 100,556/ The result is, that on the year just ended, as compared with the previous one, there is a decrease on the Cus toms of 2,273,446 L, but an increase on the Excise of 17,001/, on the Stamps of no less than 540,7241., and on the Taxes of 7,3541. On the Property-tax there is a decrease of 165,0261, but on the Post-office an increase of 56,0001. The Crown Lands have been dimi nished by 35,0001., but the item of Miscellaneous is in creased by 569,611/. On the entire items there is a de crease on the year of 633,550/. HERALD.—The revenue returns for the year ended yesterday are in the highest degree satisfactory, exhibit ing a steadily progressive prosperity in the finances of the country, and, by a necessary consequence, in its in dustry. The net revenue for the year just terminated amounts to 50,601,9881. The net revenue for the year ending Jan. 5., 1845, amounted to 51,235,5381. There has therefore been a decrease of 633,5501. This decrease is, however, to be accounted in a manner the most en couraging—namely, the reduction of taxation, viz. : Customs reduction in Sugar duties Coal llB,OOO Sundries Cotton Wool John Stevens, a publican, was examined as to chang ng' 'another note to Dancock early in September. He 'me a. tified the note produced as the one. b'.4l veral other witnesses were called to prove the chang "lg o f several others of the notes, and to identify those Prod aced in Court, as well as Dancock and Bates as the e nani ;en of them. s:e lie examinatio n of w itnesses was proceeding when our ih von left, and was expected to last all day.) £2,418,000 GUILDHALL.—(THIS DAY). the tt. ree lads named Kelly, Wheeler, and Spencer, about : 1, 1 % ,1 1 ;.e of ls, were brought before Alderman Moon, rrq ed with breaking three windows, belonging to the I. B t London Union, value four shillings. %h 4t ippeared, from the evidence of the officer of the ht n .'t union, that the three prisoners applied last night 1 1 ,‘"q gate for a lodging for the night, and as the union .4 1 1 ceived seven over their number, it was refused them. then said that if they were not admitted they 4 - F,7 1 break the vtindows. Upon being again us e I, one of them threw a brickbat into the sick ward euv 'oke three windows. He then took them into aai" ly. lie said the number admitted nightly in the 01 ) , ov e • was thirty, but they generally took six or eight atr r 1 heir number, and since the refuge at Whitecross th ;at• has been shut up, no less than three times l a: Lc prop er num b er h ave app li e d f or a d m i ss i on . Since :Year there has been an increase of 200; the nuni- W : e ,Itclmitted this week has been 289, while the same last year, the number amounted to 89. h 421aderman MOON asked the officer of the union if they f 4 : l l' any greater accommodation for those who applied our 14 night's lodging in the winter than when in the eon:ruiner ?—The officer said that as far as rugs were noarned, there was a large number added. h A.Jderman MOON said they were by law compelled to vc , " a room t o rece i ve a l arger num b er o f a ppli can t s in the Winter than in the summer, and as he found they r 4 not the a ccommo d at i on w hi c h was requ i re d by law, L'e should discharge the prisoners. M APILBRO'-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) Wiliam Benge, aged 16, and Thomas Shamblin, aged 14, were charged on suspicion of having stolen a silver 4 Poon found in their possession, under the following c ircumstances : Police -constable, No. 114 o f th e E di v i s i on, state d t h at about nine o' c l oc k last night he saw the prisoners lurk in about the shop of Mr. Livermore, of Tottenham cok irt-road, pawnbroker, and watched them for a consider able time ; at length he observed them hastily moving ~,c4 r l ha followed and saw them enter th e s h op of Mr. 4 ‘eysir, in Tottenham-court-road, dealer in gold and silver, wtwe they offered the spoon for sale, on which he took them into custody. lie then went back to Mr. Livermore's shop, and on producing the spoon it was i dentified as having been stolen from their shop that eveni ng. On his mentioning that he had two lads in his custody charged w i t h stealing it, Mr. Liver more's shopman declined owning the spoons as here was no mark on it, observing that 4 was not of sufficient value to induce them to pro se lute. Mr. MALTBY asked if the prisoners were known ? The constable said that the prisoner Benge was charged at this Court with felony on Saturday last, kput w as discharged for want of evidence. Shamblin was nown as an idle, dissolute lad. Mr. MALTBY, after consulting with Mr. Fitzpatrick, the . 9 chief clerk, said that under the circumstances he z• must at ust • largehe.arge the prisoners.—They were accordingly Excise, Auction duties Glass £890,000 Customs and Excise £3,308,000 Here then we have a reduction of three millions three hundred thousand pounds of taxes, and a decrease of six hundred and thirty-three thousand pounds of reve nue—equivalent, as every one must see, to an actual in crease of the difference—namely, two millions six hun dred and fifty-three thousand pounds. This surely is prosperity. And if we look more closely into the items of revenue we shall find new reason to be satisfied that this prosperity rests upon a firm foundation. The great amount of decrease is necessarily under the head of Customs ; under which, as we have seen, there has been a reduction of 2,418,0001. ; and even under this head the decrease falls considerably short of the reduc tion—though, as must be apparent where so much re venue has been given up, absolutely and totally, as it has been given up in the case of cotton wool, coals, and sundries, there can be no compensation from increased consumption. In the Excise, notwithstanding the sacrifice of the auction and glass duties to the extent of nearly 200,0001., there is an actual increase upon the year to the amount of 17,000/. ; while on the Stamps, the index to an active commerce, as the Excise is to the ease and comfort of the mass of the people, the increase upon the year greatly exceeds half a million. Upon the Post office, too, there is a considerable increase. Is not all this proof of prosperity ? Is not this an argument against hazardous changes ? What better than this is wanted ? Cannot men content themselves "to let well alone ?" There is one item, however, in the returns upon which we must offer a remark. In the Property tax there is a decrease of 165,0001., 100,000 L of it in the last quarter. How is this to be accounted for ? The millowners have again and again boasted that they have doubled their capital within the last year, and yet the aggregate property and income of the country have de clined, though in a trifling degree. Now from these two facts we must draw one of three conclusions :—First— the millowners are a small and unimportant class ; or, second—their prosperity has been accompanied by a proportionate deterioration in the property of others ; or, third—the millowners have made false returns. We leave it to Messrs. Cobden and Bright to choose among these conclusions. TIMES.—The revenue table for the past year pre sents on the whole a satisfactory result. Although it shows a decrease of more than half a million on the year as compared with that ending the sth of January, 1845, the items of the deficiency will not be found on in spection to furnish any proof of a decline in the general prosperity. With the exception of 165,0001. in the decr byth eaesreeCustoms. the Thista tariff, i c s e recent i n revisionthe of is ' s a n s i d l y t h a e c c g o r u a n a t t e ly d f d o i r . Property -tax, an d 35 , 00 0 1 . i n t h e C rown l an d s, the whole minished scale of import duties. A sufficient interval has not yet elapsed for the usual operation of an in creased importation in making up the deficiency which must, of course, immediately ensue upon so large a reduc tion of duties. But turning to the items of increase, we see unerring signs • of a greater commercial activity, and an improvement in the condition of the people. In the Ex cise there is an increase of 17,000/ ; in Stamps, of 540,000/. ; in Tuxes, of 7,000/. ; the Post-ufac has added 56,000/. to its net revenue ; and under the head " Miscellaneous," there is an increase of 569,000/. Com paring the present quarter with the corresponding one ending the sth of January, 1845, we find an increase, instead of a decrease, of nearly 100,0004 the quarter's deficiency in the Customs, which preserves the due pro portion to the annual, being counterbalanced by a more than proportionate increase in the Excise, Stamps, Taxes, and Post-office. Comparing it again with the last quarter, we are startled by a deficiency of a million, half of which, however, is caused by the falling off of the Customs. In the Excise there is again an increase of 100,000/., in the Stamps of nearly 200,000/., and in the Post office of upwards of 40,0001. The general result of the three comparisons is, an increased consumption of ex cisable articles, which denotes an improved condition of the general population ; an active commerce ; and greater cheapness in the imported articles of food. In this state of the revenue Sir Robert Peel may face his Conservative Opposition without much fear. There being a surplus in everything which can be taken as an indication of the prosperity of the country, his proposal to repeal the corn laws cannot consistently meet with opposition from the alarmists. Even if the fluctuating and uncertain duties derived under the present system from the importation of corn be deemed a legitimate source of revenue, this is not generally of sufficient magnitude to excite any reasonable apprehension from its abandonment. The finances of the country are too flourishing to Suffer inconvenience from the abolition of a tax which may yield in one year a million, in another nothing. ADVERTISER.—We publish in another part of our paper an abstact of the quarter's revenue, ending yester day. Its results are of a most gratifying nature. They show the sound and healthy state in which the com merce of the country now is. It is true that, in some of the branches of the public receipts there is a slight de falcation, as compared with the corresponding quarter of 1844 ' 5 ; but in the few instances in which a deficit occurs, it can be most satisfactorily accounted for. The greatest decrease is in the Customs, which amounts to 547,346/. The subject of surprise is, that the defalcation here should not have been of larger amount, for it is to be remembered that last evasion the duties on glass, S OUTIMARK.—(THIS DAY.) _Charlotte Rand, housekeeper in the service of Mr. d sen, secretary to the Plate-glass Company in Albion ' 144 eu, Blackfriars-road, was charged with robbing her 7 v il i V i ; l e . Yer_of a cons id era bl e qua ntity of property ; an d • we ,'_"vm -Hand, her h us band, and a man named Braham, charged as the receivers. . oia t appeared th a t t h e f ema l e p r isoner had b een i n th e Plainant's service about nine months, and of late was ',"pected of plundering the house. For the purpose of de she was watched on the preceding night, and seen 14 ,rwve her master's house and was followed into Seacoal 'e in the City, wh ere ;he was observed to meet Bra m' and to hand over to him a basket, containing a et.ge quantity of eatables, consisting of bread, butter, t 44 k at n , 't e nd s eal), candles, and other articles, which she had e— fro m her emp l oyer ' s h ouse . On subsequent exa lm in ila e t h i° n of the prisoner's house in Bethnal-green, an ki ii c C o se , quantity of articles, also consisting . of various .ora feud, together with paper belonging to the .a, ii P p aeY, was di scovere d . atu u female prisoner merely said that the cask of 14-4.tY ound at her house was not her master's pro -00.1; aTi with respect to the remainder, it was all her n d 8 * filer husband merely said he was innocent of e 01:rene ith UN h vni which he was charged, and requested ipt '• ' ni ght be permitted to have an opportunity of „ gr eY , rig legal advice. 09TTIxotwr said that it was only reasonable e t P l y with the prison er ' s reques t, an d a ccordingly "''' 4 ed all the pris , iners until Tuesday next. S I, - -.41 ---.PWRECK ON TUE %%OAST OF SUSSEX.—SEVEN lac ;PA LosT.—A Danish brigmOne went ashore on Sunday 11 a ',T , lng, at five o'cicck, - between the Tidemill and the 1r - " a ' l '. , ill Seaford Bay. The captain and six of the crew, ! ,__ . 0 sorry to say, met with a watery grave. The only 0;h0 was was a seaman, who (lees not understand English, • •,T,,."__:Aas found in the fore hatchway. A large dog was also 117in'"ug on board. The vessel was outward bound, but, having r,-. 0 1 - ea ,,, ,, .. , had taken in ballast. She was copper-bottomed. , n . 7 I:es of the vessel were stove in, and the masts were 41 'N but attenips will be made in a few days to tow her off. (34001) Ntws roil S .la a t activity in the fabrication of soldiers' clothing, particu ' ly fo r rmrsTßisssEs.—There is so man ,that required for the militia, and a consequent de ' ,_ 7"ct for hands, that several of the sub-contractors in the r.afraighbourhood of the Seven• dials, and Long-acre, where this mills, of ill-paid industry is chiefly carried on, have issued offering an increase In the price of wagescoat. of twopence MAGAZINE' AINS i• CONTINUED.) f thusiasm with which th e p er f ormers were evidently en- George Cr- - VI" . ORTH'S MAGAZINE. i dued; and, though exercise d i n a wrong spirit, I could not help feeling respect for such . display of piety and ..akshank has again joined the . Airs- corr : Perseverance, especially when it is considered that the e s ' and has given us a sketch illustrative of the - ' weather, and particularly the room, were very hot. "Sir Lionel }lam opening article, entitled_ c steP - ' • k i " The strange mixture of barbarism and refinement sd and his Friends," such as only George ruic - Perceivable in these meetings has induced me to make ;hank can produce. The room is a Snug, cosy inquiries respecting their origin and object; but I have parlour, ornamented with pictures, maps, and illus- experienced great difficulty in getting my questions trated screens, all connected with the history candidly answered. There seems to be some mystery of old London. Books there are, too, i with which I, as a stranger, am not trusted, or else there scattered about--Stripe and Hollinshed, and Fabian iis a feeling of shame which they cannot help cape and Stowe, and bits of tesselated pavement and frag- riencing when talking to a foreignr upon a ments of Rom an brick displayed on the chimney which they a re aware must be looke e d upon by him practice as piece, all d ec l are t h at the owner of the mansion, i ridiculous and b ar b arous f - The consequence i s , th at I not an F.S.A., a t l east ought to be one. But how i I aminvariably told th at t h e object of the meeting is shall we d escr ib e Si r L i onel and his friends ? We mere amusement ; thi s my f oregoing description will cannot do justice t o th e p i cture, t h erefore we must enable you to perceiv e i s not t h e case, though I believe that in it amusement is in some measure mixed up with call Mr. Ainsworth to our assistance, and let him de- the religious observances. scribe the occupants of the apartment : "The following is, however, the conclusion I have ";These were five in number—jolly:fellows all—seated arrived at, after much , thought and study. These people, round a circalar dining -table covered with glasses and as you very we ll k now , h ave ( comparatively speaking) decanters, amidst whi c h a port l y magnum of claret, and suddenly em erge d f rom a state o f utter barbarism; in a ned. They w ere i n t h e f ull flow of fun a deep and capac i ous china punch-bowl m us t not pand ass time when our countrymen were hi ghly civilised, they unmentio were sava ges . I n t h ose d ays of darkness great religiou s conviviality ; enjoying themselves as good f e ll ows a l ways meetings occasionally to ,k place, at which human beings enjoy themselves at ' th e sea son of th e ye ar."The were sacrificed; and while the devouring flames were port was delectable—old as Saint Paul's, I was going to consuming the miserable wretches, the crowd danced say, quite, however—buti justenoughthe frantically round their funeral pile, drowning their. claret w et q ui t or, what is better, it was Lafitte ;—the death-cries with t h e soun d of barbarous mud,: now, it punch was d r i n k f or t h e go d s. The jokes of this party would h ave sp li t your s i des—their tau is these horrible rites which, in my op i n i on, are still ghter kept up in a mild firm in the modern ' Evening Parties.' would have had the same effect on your Care- It is true the human sacrifices are no longer considered w ou ld were heard peals of merriment so hearty and pro- necessary, but the other observances are still similar, longed. You only wondered how they found time to although refined as much as it is possible to refine any drink, so quick did each roar follow on the heels of its practice in itself so barbarous and repugnant to common predecessor. That they did drink, however, was clear; sense or decency; and .it is not surprising, and, indeed, that they had drunk was equally certai n; an d that they may be considered excusable, that some traces of their intended to continue' drinking seemed to come within original state should remain amongst a people so recently the limits of probability. emancipated from the degraded condition of savages, " Sir Lionel Flamstead was a retired merchant—one of but it is to be hoped that the practice will gradually re those high-cooled, high-principled traders, of which our cede befere the march of civilisation and improvement." city was one so justly proud, ant. of which so few, in IVe have two excellent historical disquisitions, tint these days of railway bubbles, and other hair-brained speculati ons , C an be found. His word was his bond— one on the Crusades and the oth er on th e I nqu i s i tion ; • cal sketch o f th e re i gn i ng P ope, once passed it was suff i cient : his acceptances were ac- an excellent biographical counted safe as the Bank of England. Had Sir Thomas illustrated by a vignette portrait; and the best con- Gresham descended from his niche he could not have densed account of General Rosas, and of the state of been treated with greater consideration than attended affairs in Buenos Ayres and Monte Video, that we Sir Lionel's appearance on 'Change. All eyes followed have yet seen. The sportsman will be delighted with the movements of his tall and stately figure—all hats "A Sporting Excursion in Canada ;" as will the lover were raised to his courteous but ceremonious salutation, of light literature find the "Adventures of a Stick " Affable, yet precise, and tinctured with something of the exactly to his taste. There is, moreover, some very punctiliousness of the old school, his manners won him good poetry in this number. " The Scholar's Death those unknown s 1 universal respect and regard, even from Summons" is a beautiful ballad, and " The Baron of d. His habits to him. By his intimates he was revered. PufFendorf - stamps its author at once as the legiti of cold were as regular as elock-work, and the glass n , mate successor of poor Barham. If he have not the punch at Tom's or the basin of soup at Birch's, wound blood of the Ingoldsbys running in his veins, certain him up for the day. His attire was as formal as his the mantle of Thomas Ingoldsby has fallen upon him. manners, being a slight modification of the prevalent The Un io n, if itcontinues it ha s be g un, - as cannot but costume of some five-and-thirty years ago. He had consented, not without extreme reluctance, to clothe his prosper. nether limbs in the unmentionable garment of recent in troduction ; but he resolutely adhered to the pigtail. There is something, by-the-bye, in a pigtail, to which old gentlemen cling in spite of all remonstrance, with lover-like pertinacity. Only hint the propriety of cut ting it off to your great uncle or your grandfather, and you may rely on being cut ;off with a shilling yourself. Be this as it may, Sir Lionel gathered his locks, once sable as the ribbon that bound them, but now thickly strewn with the silver ' blossoms of the grave,' into a knot, and suffered them to dangle a few inches below his collar. His shoes shone with a lustre beyond French polish, and his hat was brushed till not a wind dared to approach it. cravat with a thick pad in it, sported a frill over his waist coat, carried a black ebony cane in his hand, and was generally followed by a p e t p ug -d og , one o f t h e most sagacious and disagreeable specimens of his species. Sir Lionel Flamstead, I have said, was tall—l might have said he was very tall—somewhat narrower across the shoulders than about the hips—a circumstance which did not materially conduce to his symmetry—with grey, benevolent eyes, shaded by bushy, intelligent brows—a lofty, expansive forehead, in which, in the jargon of phrenology, the organs of locality and ideality were strongly developed, and which was rendered the more remarkable from the flesh having fallen in on either side of the temples—with a nose which had been considered handsome and well-proportioned in his youth, but to which goad living had imparted a bottle form and a bottle tint—and cheeks from which all encroachment of whiskers was sedulously removed, in order, we conclude, that his rosy complexion might be traced from its point of concentration, upon the prominent feature before-mentioned to its final dis appearance behind his ears. Such was Sir Lionel Flam stead." The story of the " Count of Monte Christo" is con tinued, and the author of " Handly Cross" gives us some pleasant reminiscences of Nimrod. We are glad to see that he does ample justice to the merits of that most enterprising of editors and most worthy of men, the late Mr. Pittman, who made the Sporting Magazine and made "Nimrod," and by so doing originated a new class of literature in this country, which, as the author observes, may not inappropriately be called the sporting personal. In the course of six years Nimrod drew nine thousand pounds from the magazine, and Cooper, the artist, and Scott and Webb, the engravers, were liberally paid by the magazine for their services. After all, the public is the best of patrons, although it is a difficult matter to persuade the professors of the arts, literary, pictorial, and musical, of the fact. Where is the aristocratical patron who would, or who could have supplied Nimrod with 9,0001. in six years ? and yet Mr. Pittman was enabled to, to his own as well as to Nimrod's profit, because,he relied solely on the "The Miseries of a Prize" i s a most " B oz "- publi... . like sketch, by George Raymond, of the miseries of an unfortunate toy-shop keeper, Mr. Daniel Fogg, who resembles Job Caudle, not only in his trade, but in his domestic establishment also, seeing that Mrs. Fogg hath a tongue which she is perpetually wagging. Fogg gets a prize in the lottery, which is his ruin. The story is very quaintly told. The other papers are all amusing. This is an excellent number of Ainsworth. NEW MONTHLY. Albeit the poem by Horace Smith, with which this number opens, which is entitled " The Mur derer's Confession" is (to make use of the three pet participles of the writer) a " staring," " flaring," " glaring," example of the manner in which pathos may degenerate into bathos, and a good subject be spoiled by injudicious treatment, yet on the whole the present is an excellent number of the New Monthly. " The Vision of Carl Van Quiet," by Charles Hooton, is a sketch of which Washington Irving might be proud. Carl Van Quiet is an old Dutch American backwoodsman, who, somewhat after the manner of Rip Van Winkle, retires to the mountains and meets a mysterio us o ld gentleman, and has a wondrous vision. We will not deprive the reader of the pleasure he will derive from the perusal of the story by stating who the gentleman was, and what the vision was about, suffice it to say that Carl Van Quiet is even a more amusing fellow than the immortal Rip Van Winkle himself. This is succeeded by the following graceful sonnet : THE WESTMINSTER PLAY—DEC. 1845. BY MR SERGEANT TALFOURD. Not from the youth-illumined stage alone Is gladness shed : it breathes around from all Whose names, imprinted on each honour'd wall, Speak deathless boyhood ; on whose hearts the tone, Which makes each ancient phrase familiar grown New by its crisp expression, seems to fall A strain from distant years; while striplings, still In careless prime, bid younger bosoms thrill With plaudits such as lately charm'd their own— While richest humour strangely serves to fill Worn eyes with childlike tears ; for Memory lifts Time's curtain from the spirits' holiest stage, And makes even strangers share the precious gifts Which clasp in golden meshes Youth and Age. We have then the continuation of Captain Maryatt's " Privateer's Man ;" we have also continuations of the " Lights and Shades," thee ` Life of a Gentlem an on Half pay," of " Beauchamp, of the "Lives of Lords Stowell and Eldon," of" Air. Jolly Green," and of the " Revelations of London," and we ar e happy to say the conclusion of the " Robertses on their Travels." Captain Levinge commences a series, ent i tled, " Echoes from the Back Woods," in Which h e g i ves us some spirited sketches of life i n Nova Scotia, and Mr. Oxenford contributes some exquisite translations of old Spanish rnm an „, concerning Bernardo del Carpio. The pres ent number is embellished with a portrait of Mr. Ainsworth, beautifully en raved by Finden f rom a painting by, Maclise. g IRELAND. THE POTATO DISEASE.-GOVERNUENT IN _ QUIRY. DUBLIN, JAN. 4.—ln consequence of the following requisition, addressed to the magistrates of Rollick moyler, by Lord de Vesci, the Lieutenant of the Queen's County, a meeting of the landholders of the district was held on Monday last:— " Abbeyleix, D ecem b er 16, 1845. " Gentle men ,--I have to request, in compliance with directions I have received from his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, that you will, for the information of Govern ment, in conjunction with the gentry, clergy, and respect able persons in your district, inquire from time to time into the state of the peasantry, and propose such mea sures as may appear most practicable for providing relief in case of urgent necessity, and means for giving em ployment to the people.—l have the honour to be, (Signed) " DE VESCI." The Court-house was crowded at an early hour, all the respectable landholders of the neighbourhood being in attendance. The magistrates were—Wm. C. Cooper, Peter Gale, William R. Fitzmaurice and James Fitz maurice, Esqrs. Th e c h a i r was taken by Wm. Cope Cooper, Esq. The CHAIRMAN read the requisition, and stated that he was ready to hear any gentleman who wished to ad dress the meeting. Mr. GALE stated that whatever measure would be adopted by the meeting, one thing was certain, they could not tax the farmers. If a crisis were at hand, he thought the only way to meet it was by procuring ein ployment for the people. It was suggested that public works would afford a means of employment, and if that were practicable, no time should be lost in sending pre sentments before the special sessions. However, in doing so, the expense would ultimately fall on the farmers, and, therefore, the prudence of adopting such a course was very doubtful.—(Hear. hear.) The grand jury, he was certain, would do all in their power to co operate, and if thought advisable to put in present ments for public works, the expense not to be levied for one or two years; they could retrace their steps and make no outlay if not deemed necessary. If, therefore, employment was to be given by presenting for public works, no time should be lost, as the folloaing day would he the last for lodging applications. Mr. COOPER—It is clear that the object - of the Go vernment is to provide employment for the people in the event of a scarcity arising from the failure of the p Mato crop in this populous district. Whatever measure is most beneficial to the people will be cheer fully adopted by my brother magistrates and the landholders, for it cannot be denied that in this district the potato crop is in a most precarious condition—(llear, hear)—arid, without any wish to create a panic, I think our object should be to provide for the future.—(Hear, hear.) There is no ;tent of employment at present, but, neverthe less, we should be prepared for any emergency that may arise —(Hear, hear.) Mr. WILLIAM R. FITZMAURICE stated that their first object was to consider the condition of the peasantry, and to ascertain from the farmers present whether there were any poor people in the neighbourhood in want of employment ; and, with that view, they ought to confine their inquiries for the present into the state of the potato crop—(hear, hear.) Mr. KEEFE, a landholder, stated that the seed potatoes were in a precarious condition throughout the district. Mr. COOPER—Is there not as large a quantity in your district this as last year? Mr. KEEFE—By no means ; and fully one half are gone already. The potatoes I left in the ground were the safest. Those dug out were one half lost ; but there is a large quantity which can be used for feeding. Mr. W. R. FITZMAURICE—Then you consider the disease progressing ? Mr. KEEFE—I do, in my district. Dr. EDGE—I think seven-eighths of my own perfectly safe ; but all around me, for three or four miles, fully one half the crop is gone. The general belief is, there will be no potatoes in that districk,the Ist of May. Mr. FITZMAURICE—In the colliery district that is not unusual on the Ist of May in any year. To Mr. FISHBOURNE—There is not a labourer in my neighbourhood unemployed, I think thirty or forty men are required in the Rushes Colliery— (Hear)—and Wicklow men were sent for, owing to the deficiency of hands. Mr. DOWLING considered the potato crop was not at all so bad in the low land, at all events, in the neigh bourhood of Graigue, where fine potatoes may be pro cured at six or seven shillings a barrel.—(Hear, hear.) It would be well if committees were formed to purchase potatoes, and sell them again at a moderate rate to the people next May.—(Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN and several of the farmers expressed it as their decided opinions, that had the advice of the potato commissioners been followed gener_istyiet. ally, the crop would be lost, and not a p o tato left in . the district. Mr. FITZMAURICE and the general body of th e meet ing considered a loan, to be made available i n case of n ecessity in May, would be the best pl an t h ey could devise. Anftr. aC t oo pres ent, and de while s n o s t c h a e r y e i tmy ogriawraengtuoi re e employ_loan from e es ß e — nt T , a from the Government, it did not follow that they should expend the money, if not required. The following resolutions were then proposed, and passed unanimously : Proposed by Mr. GALE, J.P., and seconded by Mr. EDWARD DOWLING, " That, in the opinion of this meeting, though there is at present no want of food, or a deficiency of employ ment, as compared with former years, yet that great distress is likely to arise from the consumption of po tatoes, the staple food of the peasantry, much earlier at this than at any former season, caused by the prevail ing disease in the potato crop, and that this meeting hope and expect the Government will provide some means of employment in addition to the usual sources, to meet the destitution that is likely to arise in this district." Proposed by Mr. JOSEPH FIOIIIIOUDNE, seconded by Mr. JOHN EDGE, THE UNION. This is a new candidate for public favour, and, judging from the first number, we are inclined to think it will be a very successful one. The editor evidently understands his craft, and knows that the true secret to success in magazine editing is variety. There is something in this number of the Union to suit every taste. Is the reader a metaphysician, he will find an admirable paper on the " .Esthetics of Milton's Comus," exactly suited to his taste; is he a literary lounger, " Easy Chair s " w ill j us t su i t hi m The admirer of our classical essayists will revel in the "Letter from the Ilindoo Gentleman travelling in England." It reads like a stray paper from the " Citizen of the World " The letter describes an "Evening Party " in London, and, as a specimen of the author's style, we give the following extract from the conclusion of the paper : " There was a species of dancing performed different from the ordinary dancing, called waltzing,' in which a man and a woman take each other round the waist, and turn round and round as fast as they can, until they are each so giddy that they can continue the process no longer. You will say that this account does not agree with the common opinion which is entertained of the strict morality, propriety, end grave manna rs of the English people; but you wrong them if you suppose that there is really anything improper in the perform ance; you have only to look at their faces, when you would at once be convinced, that so far from there being any levity in their thoughts, they are evidently exe cuting a grave, and, in their opinion, an important re ligious ceremony. I did no t venture to a tt em pt this per formance, though repeatedly solicited to do so, for I felt, that however ridic u l ous th e re li g i ous c eremonies of this people might appear t o me , I h a d no right to make of them in their pr esence , w hich I certainly light should have done by joining in this particular _one, for I felt I cou ld not possibly summon u p that devout but sob er en• " That all methods, including those reetmnaended by the Commissioners appointed by Government, have not been found effectual for preserving the potato crop, where tried in this district, and that we now respect fully suggest to his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant that he will be pleased to take measures to procure sound and suitable seed potatoes, to be sold at reduced prices to all poor persons in the district, at the proper season for planting," Mr. GALE having been called to the chair, the marked thanks of the meeting were voted to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. INCENDIARISM AND ARSON IN NORTHAMPTON SHlRE.—Yesterday's Government Police Gazette contains_ e _ in formation that, on the night o f th e 23d u l t., t h e stac kyard f Mr. Kelborn, in the parish of Desborough, Northampton shire, was feloniously set on fi re , an d a b ar l e y erriel_r farminga peas fJo stack, a bean hovel, a quantity o f s t raw , and totally destroyed. e I implements, together with a wag go n, were Also that, on the morning o f th e 25th ult., t° about six o'clock, the dwelling-house en Wallis, printer in the same Christmas bay, and bookbinder, in the parish ofKettering, house, with its con tents,ere being some strong reasons to suspect that the s and , the John Wallis wilfully set fire to the same, and having s i n ce county, was found to be on ti . re : absented himself f rom t h e were entirely destroi.eldl• There warrant has been issued for his apprehen tat about eleven o'clock, on the night of s n i e o i n ghboz ik rl e i7 i d s, , , a the same day ( 25 t h u lt. ) , th e stack-yard in the occupat i on of Christopher Gotheropp, farmer, in the parish of Barton, Seagrave, in the same county, WfIS discovered on fi re , w h en a rang e of Lovels, at the top of which was bailey, as also a barn containing barley, the 'whole being the produce of twenty acres, was entirely destroyed, and is supposed to be the act of an incendiary. THE LATE WATER-TANK ACCIDENT AT LIVERPOOL. —We understand that another person has fallen a victim to the accident which occurred at the Harrington Water-work. on Christmas-day last. The individual whose sufferings hay , * now been terminated, was Mrs. Davenney.. She died of in flammation of the lungs, the result of injuries which she re ceived on the day in question, on Saturday last. We are happy to add, that up till last night, all the remaining sufferers were going on favourably, and that no adititlen4 death was at that time anticipated. 1 ..lnA k ' I L 3 AIM V: 4 ••• 0 # Wes °:1 1; be 131' fleld , rereig ji Drle° Babisi Brj ea snru i:, liE G I iio C$ Boydf,.s job SG , ann, LE t y ; 110 9, Coo,be' hat 'boo' uttau ICR OF )1 1Y .';, JO: ;;1i jO O Ch i 110 pec• ra l te re .! e s' ° o o; tbil s 1061° ; D' i t ic fror n es of' 1,1 Ily 00 1 deo Ut Pier: OLYMPIC THEATRE. The once favourite melo-drama of Therese was revived at this house last evening, Miss L. Melville sustaining the part of the heroine. Her acting was beautiful. She is a true artist, and thoroughly understands the power of repose in intensifying passion. There was a quiet, deep feeling about her acting, that rivetted the attention of the audience, and at the conclusion she was called before the curtain and applauded rapturously—a homage she had well deserved. Mr. C. Boyce, a painstaking young actor, sustained the character of Carwin very re spectably. They were, however, miserably supported. A new ballet entitled LiseNe followed, which introduced to us the Leclerq family, who it appears are engaged here. After that there was a farce and the pantomime, so that the performances were not over until nearly one o'clock. This is too ;late an hour to keep children out of their beds. We would reccommend the excision of the ballet or of the farce, so as to bring the amusements within moderate compass. GARRICK THEATRE. The Cricket on the Hearth seems to be as popular in the east as in the west, if we judge from the enthusiasm with which it was received by a Garrick audience last evening. The different characters were well sustained. Mr. C. J. Bird as John Peerybingle was very respectable, and Mrs. R. Barnett as Dot was excellent. Miss F. Harcourt displayed much pathos as Bertha the blind girl, and Miss Yates as Tilly Slowboy, was exceedingly hu mourous and effective. Altogether the piece was ex ceedingly well acted and it will no doubt have a run. CITY OF LONDON THEATRE. The City of London version of the Cricha on the Health was produced here last evening. The cast was a very powerful one, and consequently the success was decided. Mrs. R. Honner was Dot, and she was fitted to a nicety in the part, and acted it beautifully. Lyon was the honest warm-hearted John Peerybingle, and his forcible and powerful style of acting told admirably in this part. Mr. R. Honner was the Caleb Piummer, and Miss Lacy the blind girl, and, though last not least, Tilly Slowboy was acted to the life by Miss Egan. She was admirable, and kept the audience on the broad grin the whole time she was on the stage: At the conclusion all the principal performers were called for. The piece has been got up with great care. The melodrama of The Artisan and his Daughter followed, and the pantomime concluded the evening's amusement. The house was crowded. PERSONS LIABLE TO BE DRAWN FOR THE MILITIA. As it is now certain that a ballot, after the usual manner, will ere long be taken for persons to sere in the Militia, we will briefly state the leading circumstances which render persons liable and non-liable to be drawn • 1. No person under the age of 18, or over the age of 45, is liable whether he has property or not. 2. Any party who has once been drawn cannot be drawn a second time. 3. Any person having two children is exempt, pro vided he is not worth 1001. 4. Any individual having 1001., however large his family may be, is liable to be drawn. If disqualified by lameness, or otherwise, he must find a substitute. 5. Personal disqualifications on the part of individuals not worth 1001., will render them non-liable, if certified to by the sergeant. A number of persons in Ipswich are taking the wise precantion of enrolling themselves in clubs for the purpose of mutual assistance in the providing of sub stitutes. A London paper contains the following ad ditional information :—" The letters of the Secretary of State for the Home Department and of the Secre tary of War, leave no doubt of the intentions of the Government as to the enrollment of the militia for immediate service. It must be understood that the militia will not on this occasion be raised by beat of drum, but according to the old system of ballot or process, which no one above tha age of 21 need flatter himself that he can avoid. It appears that of the number at first enrolled in a single district—one-third will be called on for duty for three years, when they will be discharged (each man having the option of volunteering into the line), and will not again be required for at least six years. It is understood by those connected with the militia, that Government have not determined upon enrolling that body through any fear of war, but with a view of affording the Canadas, New Zealand, and other portions of the colonies additional military force." MEMOIRS AND CORRESPONDENCE OF TIIE MARQUIS WELLESLEY. BY BORRT BOCTIERE PEARCE, ESQ.—This important work will be published in a few days. The public life of this great statesman, it will be remembered, embraces a period of upwards of half a century, and comprises, nil• questionably, some of the most interesting events of modern history. Mr. Rouiere Pearce will, we hear, bring forward much that is new, in illustration of the splendid career of the great Duke, whose fame may justly be considered as one of the most valued properties of his country. Every part of the Marquis Wellesley's great Administration in India has been closely examined by Mr. Pearce, and will be illustrated by numerous important letters from many distinguished per- Sons, now first published from original MSS. Lord Welles ley's proceedings in Spain are full of interest in connexion with the glorious P en i nsu l a war; an d at th e presen t momen t the discussions which his Lordship conducted with the Ame- rican Government, previously to the war of 1812, will he great t d m ex a c a e ; ed a i n n d gl his administrationr a l rA t . o l l rs 2e I .4 a Ireland d the is Government justly proud o f f this s improvement. 1". 11 native country from 180 maked by many classical f scholar find several of practical measures of will in this new work moreover be gratified to the most elegant specimens of Lord Wellesley compo sition and English poetry, which it may be rernarkar e dedicated by permission to Lord Brougham. The herrings have wholly disappeared from Loch carron, but it is supposed they have not deserted the bay, and are merely lying at the bottom, 1 consequence of the change of weather. Some few dozens of very good herrings were found in the yc.re at Shieldaig the other night, which plainly denotes that there are shoals still on the coast. — Ross-shire Advertiser. THE WHEAT CROP.—Some of the fields through out the country and in our neighbourhood are in braird ; its appearance, owing to the great quantity of rain that has fallen, and the bitter black frosty nights by which it was succeeded, together with the variableness of the weather, induce our farmers to expect a light thin crop of wheat for the succeeding season, particularly on cold clayey soil. Let us hope, however, that such fears will prove groundless.— Ross-shirr Advertiser. FINDHORN. — The state of trade at the port of Fiadhorn is in such a flourishing condition, that a petition is about to be forwarded to the proprietor, H. A. J. Munro, Esq., of Novar, praying for further enlargements of the quay. Several of the vessels built by Mir. Linton, ship builder (who has two en the stocks at present), may, for beauty of model and sailing qualities, if not for size, be placed in competition with the finest Clyde-built vessels ; and the tonnage of shipping belonging to the port is up wards of 1,700 tons, while the daily increasing population may be estimated at nearly a thousand souls.—Ross shire Advertiser. WREN'S CHURCH.--ST. BENET'S FINK.—On this subject a correspondent thus writes :—" It seldom occurs that a church, together with all its fittings, font, organ, and even to the tire-buckets, is consigned to the auctioneer's hammer, and more especially when it happens to be one of Wren's. It appears to me, if the church is to be removed, that it would be better to take it away wholesale, and transplant it to the suburbs, where it would far outshine in appearance the lath and plaster, cement and stained wood, of our modern churches. I think that all Wren's chu rc h es are good models for Protes tant places of worship ; .there are no sedilia and the other rem nants of Popery, which continually creep into our modern churches; putting this out of the qu‘stiun, it would be far better to build the church up again in its original form, than to scatter it piecemeal to the highest bidders."— The Builder. AN OLD lloasE.—Mr. Jesse Hill, of Chedder, the steward of the Marquis of Bath,. has a mare he i s rea dy t o prove to be in her 50 th year. She is daily used in harness, her chief food being bran, potato-rinds, and grass.—Bath Journal. METEORS.—The annual meteors were not observed this year on the 13th of November last, but came instead later in the season, the night before the late storm (Tuesday week). The whole sky was full of t he m ost beautiful falling stars. At midnight twenty or thirty might be seen at once, glancing along the sky in different di r ections. The circum.. stance of their preceding the storm confirms Dr. Forster's hypothesis of their being of an atmospherical nature, and re futes that of the foreign astronomers, who ascribe them to small planitords. On Friday, the City Police-station in Black Horse court, Fleet-street, was removed to more eligible premises in Fleet-street, formerly the well known Sceptre Tavern. The premises are admirable adapted for the purpose. 11,707,725 NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. s.—Her Majesty's brig Bittern, Commander Hope, came to Spithead on Saturday morn ing. She was kept in the Downs some days by bad weather. It would appear that the Bittern was hurried from the port of Sheerness without being sufficiently fitted, or a smart gale of wind has done her much injury, for she has produced a long list of defects, and this morning it was found necessary to send out a party of shipwrights and carpenters in the Echo steamer, to put her in a fit state to go to sea. Her chain messenger, rudder, and sundry other matters are out of order. The dockyard artificers will be occupied fire days. She is then to be paid, and probably will not sail for the coast of Africa before the middle of next week. In former times, when men of war had trifling defects, they were made good by the carpenter and his crow, but now the dockyard aid is generally required. The hurry and bustle which took place at Sheerness in getting the Bittern to sea, has been the means of retarding her, so much being required now she has arrived at Spithead. Unless counter orders should come down, Commander Hope will carry out the Government money to the colony of Sierra Leone, and the dispatches for Commodore Jones. The period fixed for this officer to meet the French Admiral at Fernando Po is postponed, owing to ti e melanaholy wreck of the French steamer Papin, bound to Senegal. The Daring brig has been paid this day, and she is to Fal 1 on Wednesday morning for Bermuda and the West Indies, taking officers and dispatches for the Admiral on the station. The Retribution first-class steamer, another vessel fitted at one of the Eastern ports, has so many defects, that the dock-yard officers report they have a fortnight's work fur them to perform. She may probably require docking ; however, as she is not wanted immediately, being intended to form one of the experimental squadron of steamers, to be tried in the spring, the delay is not of so much importance. The Scourge, another of the ex perimental steamers, is in dock to have her copper in spected, and can be ready next week if wanted ; with a 10-inch n4ortar, and a 56-pounder long gun on board, she will prove a most valuable auxiliary in any squadron required to act offensively. The Alban steam-transport has been in dock as long as requisite, and will complete her refit alongside the jetty. About this day week she will be ready for sea, and goes to Plymouth and Cork, taking marines to re place invalids an d o th ers t h a t h ave l e f t th e battalion in Ireland. The Rodney, 92, goes into dock on the 9th fora tide only, unless more serious injury to her copper is dis covered than expected. It is believed she will be sent on foreign service, with relief troeps, as the 24th and 73d regiments are on the roster to relieve two corps coming home. It appears that the breaking down of the General Palmer transport, at Gibraltar (declared unfit on sur vey), is the cause of the Canopus, 84, being ordered to perform her duty, and she has doubtless been selected in preference to the Albion, Superb, and Vanguard, in con sequence of her very superior capacity to stow water, a great quantity being required for troops. The Rodney has already shown her power of accommodation as a troop ship, having carried the 7th Dragoon Guards to the Cape of Good Hope. The Janus, the Earl ofDundonald's projection, and on which some thousands of pounds have been expended, is to come to this port, to see if Mr. Taplin, and his able assistants at the metal mills in the dock-yard, can make her a serviceable vessel. If she can be rendered seaworthy she will form one of the squadron of experi mental steamers. The President, 50, with the flag of Rear-Admiral Dacres, was at Madeira on the 27th, all well ; and would sail for the Cape next day. They had two days bad weather in the Channel; but afterwards everything was as pleasant as could be wished. The Alecto steamer was also at Madeira at the same time. Both vessels left their ports on the 10th December. The Endymion,44, has beencompelled to put into Fal mouth by stress of weather; she was there on the Ist of January. The annual entry of twenty-five shipwrights' appren tices in this dock-yard took place this day • they are nominated by the Admiralty, and generally the children of mechanics working in the yard. WOOLWICH, JAR. s.—ln addition to the Polyphemus being paid off to-morrow (Tuesday), the crews of the William and Mary yacht and ihe Black Eagle steam vessel will be paid wages due to the 30th June last. The Harpy steam-vessel, Lieut.-Commander H. B. Procter, is ordered to be hastened, and the workmen are to be employed extra time upon her. Mr. Egerton J. Filmore, son of the late Captain Fit more, RN., is appointed to the third class Admiralty Register-office for Seamen. THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE NORFOLK RAILWAY. ADJOURNED INQUEST. THETFORD, MONDAY NICUT.—The inquiry concern ing the deaths of William Pickering, engine-driver, and Richard Hedger, stoker, who lost their lives by the re cent accident on the Norfolk Railway, was resumed for the third time at the Guildhall ,his morning, before the same jury and Mr. Robert Eagle Clark, the borough coroner. The CORONER, in re-opening the investigation, re marked that in compliance with the jury's request, he had forwarded a letter to Sir James Graham, the Secre tary of State, desiring that Government would send down a competent engineer to examine the line, in order to give them the fullest information in coming to a verdict, to which he had received the following reply : Whitehall, Dec. 31, 1845. " Sir—l am directed by the S‘cietary, Sir J. Graham, to acknowledge the receipt of yours of the 30th inst., rela tive to the inquest which you are holding on the bodies of the engine driver and stok er recently killed on the Norfolk Railway, and I am to inform you that a copy of your letter has been forwarded to the President of the Board of Trade, to whose department the ma tt er more i m mediately relates.- 1 am, Sir, your obedient servant, " S. M. PHILLIPS. ee B . B. Clark, Esq., coroner for Norfolk, Thetford." Mr. Till, the secretary, and several others connected with the railway company, bein g p resent , The CORONER then asked the gentlemen who repre sented the Company, if they knew General Pasley in tended to attend the inquiry, or whether they had any communication from him ? Mr. Till, the secretary, said he had no instructions from that gentleman. General Pasley called upon him at his office on Saturday, and informed him that his re ports of accidents were sent to the Board of Trade, which forwarded them to the House of Commons, when they were printed. Ile generally admitted the incon venience of such a course, but that he had no power to remedy it. He visited the spot of the accident on Wed nesday, and saw the foreman of the jury, and he (Mr. Till) did not hear any co mmunication made to him that it was the desire of the jury that he should attend and give evidence at that inquiry. The CORONER replied that it was very desirable that the jury should have the General's opinion as to the 9,062,458 2,645,267 11,707,725 4,325,724 4,275,316 8,740,084 4,275,316 13,015,400 229,884 50,408 280,292 cause of the catastrophe; and proceeded with the hires. Ligation. . _ — After hearing some evidence, the inquiry was again adjourned for the purpose of summoning General Pasley as a witness. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, MoNDA.v.—The Queen, attended by the Viscountess Jocelyn, walked in the vicinity of the Castle precincts some time this morning. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort again promenaded in the afternoon. Prince Albert left the Castle to shoot this forenoon, accompanied by Viscount Jocelyn, and attended by Colonel Berkeley Drummond and Colonel Bouverie. The Royal Family were taken their accustomed airings this morning. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken out in the afternoon. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Fanny Howard, the Baroness de Sped!, the Rev. Lord Wriothesley Russell, Mr. George Edward and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, and the Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay. A military band will attend during dinner, and her Majesty's private band will afterwards attend in the Castle. Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing -street. The Earl of Dalhousie and other Cabinet Ministers visited Sir Robert Peel yesterday. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governor of Sierra Leone. THE QUEEN'S RE PLY TO THE DUBLIN ADDRESS. To the Address of the Lord Mayor and Corporation of the City of Dublin, presented to her Most Gracious Majesty on Saturday, at Windsor Palace, published by us yesterday, her Majesty was pleased to return the following reply:— " I have heard with pain the statement which you have thought it necessary to address to me respecting the extreme poverty of a portion of my Irish subjects, and the aggravation of their distress which you antici pate, from a deficiency of food, in the present year. " The welfare and prosperity of Ireland are objects of my constant care and earnest solicitude; and the failure of the last potato crop, and its apprehended consequences, have not escaped my attention. • " I have directed precautions to be taken which may, I trust, alleviate the evils unavoidably attendant on this calamity, and I have summoned Parliament to meet on an early day. " I look with confidence to the advice which I shall receive from the united council of the realm, and I shall rejoice if measures can be devised which, under the blessing of Divine Providence, may relieve the wants of my Irish people, may improve their condition, and insure their future happiness and contentment." FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, JAN. 3.—The King, accompanied by Mr. Conway, set out this morning for his estate at Ardenne. His Majesty will be absent about a week. Baron d'Arnem had the honour, on the 2d of this month at noon, to deliver to his Majesty, in a private audience, the letters which p u t an en d t o hi s m i ssion as Envoy xtraordinary Minister Plenipotentiary of the King of Russia. The Minister of Public Works gives notice that, in order to facilitate the conveyance of passengers and mails to England, the departure of the first train from Ghent to Ostend, which at present takes place at forty. five minutes past six in the,morning, will, from the sth of January, take place at six in the morning. In consequence, the passage of this train through the intermediate stations between Ghent and Ostend will be likewise forty-five minutes earlier. The waters began to subside yesterday. The Message?. de Guard of yesterday, the 2d, says —" The inundation in our city at this moment has obliged twelve of our manufacturers to stop work. This disaster throws a great number of workmen out of employment, and deprives them of the means of gaining their livelihood, for the number of days' work in a week in these twelve manufactories is equivalent to more than 20,000 francs in wages. BRUGES, JAN. 2.—We lately stated that a deputa tion of the Magistrates had gone to Brussels to ask for a modification in the tariff of duties on German thread, and that Mr. Bryaval, Director of the Customs, had been summoned to the capital to confer with the Minister of Finance on this important question. We have now great pleasure in announcing that Mr. Bryaval was informed yesterday of the measures just taken by the Minister of Finance. Henceforth the thread of Westphalia will be admitted at reduced duties, con formably to the desire of the petitioners of Bruges. We do not see from these lines Q n what basis the peti tioners ask for the admission of Westphalia thread into Belgium. We presume that they solicit the admission of a quantity of thread for the manufacture of mattresses, equal to that which is already admitted for the manu facture of ticking. The receipts of the Custom-house of Antwerp in the month of December was 495,060 f. The receipts for the whole year 1845 was 6,145,557 f. That of the year 1844 was 6,2B9,3o7E—Brussels Papers, Jan. 4. BERLIN, DEC. 26.—A great sensation has been caused among the holders of shares in the iron railway, when the want of money is already severely felt by an an nouncement of the directors of the Lower Silesian and Marks Railway that, notwithstanding the addition :of a grant of money already obtained, they have again made a mistake to the amount of no less than three millions and a half of dollars, which are required to complete the work after all the shares have been paid up. This amendment was quite unexpected by the public, but some speculators appear to have been aware of it, and to have speculated on a fall of the shares, which, in fact, are now at their nominal worth, after rising in the spring of 1844 to 128, which was the highest prices they ever attained.—Allgemeine Zeitung, Dee 31. Viscount Melbourne, accompanied by Lord and Lady Beauvale, returned to Brocket-hall yesterday, from a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. The Hon. - Robert Daly, married on Saturday, by his uncle, the 13Ishcip of Cashel; is 111th and ygungest son of Lord Dunsandle. The fair bride, Hon. Cecilia Maria A'Court, is the only daughter of Lord Ilaytesbury, and some years senior to the gallant bridegroom. ALTERATION ost or f fic e co madeinthe rmMAlLS.—AnunicationalhteetrwaeteionnL o h n as don be a e n n d the route of an additional mail—namely, th Hereford and South Wales, whereby Gloucesatetr of hery_ste hitherto andproceedednext,takeand h. will, has on after the route of Gloucester and Ledbury to Hereford,Tuesday &c. It will daily, or rather Gloucester i n h at tenal half am minutes h on rafter past h t threee arrival in the after noono f ti e London day mail, which is not always very pun c t ua l to time ; and the return mail will arrive at G l oucester at half- past seven in the evening, in time for the north m a il . Letters from Gloucester to Hereford ought to be posted by half-past two in the afternoon, and they will be delivered the same night.— Carniarthen Journal. ANCESTRY OF SIR ROBERT PEEL. —Much has been said of the lowliness of the Peel family, and no little m i s conception indulged in with respect to the obscurity of its descent. The following details, founded on unquestion able data, will show that, it can h tthoughdee aevotirdoed back forfallclaiu ve claims to through of heraldry,gh a line o f respectable progenitors; the generationspr pride arid p pomp great granduncle of the late Baronet, the Rev. Nicholas Peele, having held the curacy of Blackburn, in Lancashire, so far back as 1650. The name we find originally written with a final e, and a family of Peele was, as early as the beginning of the fifteenth century, seised of lands in Sales bury and Wilpshire, districts in the lower division of Black burn, Lancashire. About the close of the next century, Robert Peele left the parish of East Marton, in Craven, and settled at Hole House, in the hundred of Blackburn, with which his descendants have ever since been connected. He died in 1608, leaving a son, William Peele, of Hole House, who died in 1651, leaving by Margaret Livesey his wife, whom he married in 1619, a son, Robert Peele, of Hole House, whose two sons were Robert Peele, of Peele Fold, Oswaldtwistle, and the Rev. Nicholas Peele, curate of Black burn. The elder, Robert Peele, of Peele Fold, married in 1681, Anne Warde, and died in 1733, leaving one son, Wil liam Peele, of Peele Fold, who married in 1712, Anne, daughter of Laurence Walmesley, of Upper Darwent, and was father of Robert Peel, of Peele Fold, who, by Mary his wife, daughter of Edmund Haworth, of Blackburne, had a large family, the third son of which was the late Sir Robert Peel, Bart.—Patrician. `'~~