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, ,4 2/'e, e v~ (,%/, GG~ri/'C/ 11/ RELIEF of METROPOLITAN DESTITU TION, and EMPLOYMENT of the Poon. rnder the immediate sanction and approval of the Commiss oners tr.4wers the City of London. The following streets are now Ong cleansed by a Philanthropic Association, with the hope cf the Whole of the City being kept equally clean, and that permanent ca u- Dation will be giv en to many hundreds of unemployed, but deserving :--Cheapside, Cornhill, Bank, Roy - al Exchange, Loin- Einch•lane, N'eve•gate, King, Gresham, bi " .°r ton and Tkre adneedle-streets, and Tekenhouse-yard. Eighty ic a en are nod employed, at per day. The whole of the olera- Moorgate, Throg -- tr. laPPorted by voluntary contributions. BENJAMIN BOND CABBELL, Egg., %hacriptions received by the Secretary, and the Bankers of the Treasurer. &ow:Cation Sir Claude Scott and Co., and moat of the London „Ilan_ kers. iubscriptions already announced, 2491. 15s. 6d. ZTo AleallGovern and Company o f t h e Bank of England rs. 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J Curte, Esq. •• ttroyal Exchange Assurance Company Wood, Es q. .4 wieglesworth, Esq. • • 1 . :11 r k s , dleY Coutts Stuart •• •• ble b , Esq., Old Jewry .. • • ANor Ainswick • ady, M . n. • • • • • • air() `• • • • • • • • • li r, ; 3 7 and Co., Cornhill • • " irwPtorranad:BdreootilherPss,lCdeheap• side • • Insurance' Netvgate-street • • Ltielltitecee.:elscondteatona.dnddCitoct2ewg.t.tte-st.r.eet ••• Ct.,cbaniers •••• •••• ieacsr)bocotkt lt,:,eldCo., ditto . • • • • CO, ditto • • • awn n, Paul, and Co., ditto • • • • wth. t uluct and Co., ditto • • si".`:4aMs, Deacon, and Co., ditto • • t irtel Gurney, Esq. cett burgOThe, Esq. •• • • _. w aw, and Bill U • • atartinson, Holbor n •• 3 . ii,aenkianegho.am•; Esq., ' second donation Curie Ilualran ceCompany • • _ nd Co. bTo insurance Company • hild and Co. •• 13 . 1tt, and Cs. .I.enctl, Cornhill 1/ 1 14 ,2 and Co .„--•"‘o`f and Co. • • Co. and Co. . • • Silver a nd Co. .. £3O 0 . .. .. 1 (10 . .. .. 10 10 10 10 .. .. 10 0 .. .. 10 0 2 0 3 0 •• •• •• 10 0 •• •• •• 5 0 •• •• •• 5 5 •• •• .. 10 10 .• •• •• 5 5 •• •• •• 5 5 5 5 •• •• .. 10 10 •• .. .. 10 10 •• •• .• 5 5 • •• 3 3 • • • • 1 1 t•• •• o to •• - •• 10 ' lO .. - - .. .. t 0 1 10 0 .• •• •• •• •• .• .. .. .. .. 10 0 .. .. .. • • • • 2 2 •• .. •• •• •• 1 1 •. .• .. •• •• 1 1 •• •• •• •• • • 1 1 • • •• •• •• •• 1 1 2 0, By • order, 1 1 • t • ere -str ee t . M. DAVIES, Secretary. CURE OF STAMMERING.—The " Literary suss G a zette;' in introducing a body of evidence to the perfect 1 th ong p r &%, --a Method for the Cure of Impediments in Speech (so r°r lber 'l e d I) 3' Mr. III:NT, 224, Regent-street), refers to its th..."l°Los• and adds , " ' lt has afforded us great satisfaction to )0 0 1 isti - 4 4. ' I nakT of the highest names belonging to the faculty of " "Poi kalY borne testimony to the correctness - of our . ,„:...-. :z .,..., 4314.z7stheiir recommendatioist of pupils to Mr. Hunt, ratified 'Mali v 'e wit have u ttered o h behaffpf his wonderfully effective ia . •' A - m,-, 1 . bone- nk, t4 , --C e the will suffice to illustrate this :—A lady, . ;Part of the country, wrote to three distinguished )3rac th With whom we are well acquainted, asking their advice as emi tt e ea ner!i on to ~ Whose care she should confide her son, who was I„loltleatic,w„lt. Sta mmering ; and the whole three, without intercom -711 t,.„;,,' of any kind, wrote in reply, naming Mr. Hunt. One °qm (W..'" ! al l€ l we can vouch for it) is enough to render all other - . "hirnoniala needless. I t -_______ °ST-OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY ?e.. for 1846. The o ff -a rtiest copy of th e work has been but a few days issued, and li tit b tthZ rn Wi ai ng s Leviews have already appeared in the leading mstropo- This ~,, ,_ SUN, December 27, 1845. io th e er :2k has novr . reached the forty-seventh annual edition, and, c't leb ot plt of Mr. Kellv, the proprietor who has spared no expense zli arks r I n the comp . ilation keeps progress with the timas, and ha ve t47llore than any similar ' publication, the great changes which I___Ppear ajln Place, not only in our trade and commerce, but in the alil f ar l and extent of this vast metropolis. No other nation 041 11y1 . 4 11 m aterials for such a work, and to these is the compiler L 44 no r ciasebted tor such a mass of useful information, useful, not to 1 .3, in th e , Only, but to the whole community. There is not one "ninth, ,_:`e Corranunity to which some of the directions are not ab elear - 'ecessar.Y. Itextends to 2,o74pages,printed in a close, but 4 f Ind bold t far fts t ype, and is accompanied by a beautiful, minute, and 4 11 th We hav ::... streets e had an opportunity of judging, a . correct map of ) , Il e 'wo r k 4 of London, with the names of each distinctly marked. ;: e e le 11 e ° e , great credit to 'Arr. Kelly, and we have no doubt that Al i t ~:114 Manner in which it is prepared, and the information +gets . 'l3ll'reYs will insure for it universal approbation and cora occes,. , It is 0 „, GLOBE, Jan. 17, 1846. the , ,ni reeeeSsary to say of this established work, that it sustains th e Ciro utation for accuracy and comprehensiveness w f hr it s l4 i, fa ct, t:: ''`'hitt les, in Air. Kelly's hands, at once obtain i ed dis o ris . - ele et4,...."4 London residents this annual has been an n pe en %led. ."`` e • In the present year several improvements have been Th i r , TIMES January 9, 1846. ,i•CarresiL'anle unlike many Others, as it increases in bulk, increases i„ .a nab e - T h ea tlY in value; thus every succeeding edition is more e"ririaltir,'"an,lts Predecessors, trid tile book of 1846 contains more Lear tir 4 tnan the book of 1845. The volume for the current toznul_.e:ilibteit:teloeussanoyf anything of a similar kind that has ever been offered wal bi t ;- , e ea a the to the names, occupations, profess t en o s, the hundreds of thousands of the inhabitai s f sth, s _ u °_ , er that has ever yet been issued from the press. Init, I ; 7er b ee a ,_ " local habitation and a name" is noted down—that Dkeeperhe.ee a housekeeper, an office-keeper, or the proprietor or c ° ,, 1 , anything beyond a furnished lodging or the humble oc- P.lrect o "`, a attic. There is an " Official Directory,' a Street - Co e 3 ;;', " adoTs' Directory," a " Law DiLectory, l ' Di a re eter r y , o ireetory,., Parliamentary Directory," a P t os r ta , a Ilitoki n a _ City Directory," a " Conveyance Direco, ' of ree k , tg Directory,' and a mass of other matter, explanatory 044 4 febli:b..tgs Which are necessary to be known, and whl o cb er ace o n . et to . Tin a is theolleeted together and easily accessible inhaner, is thnow so fully 47 th annual publication of the work, i ~_olleity er,,_ln Public estimation, for the ac w cu las ra s ey and an f d or m ev u e lt ry i- LAY, that LLs intelligence, requisite for every c moronof ;,,,, be without it is almoit an imputation f of ou th d e m com or m t o h n e },-„.." Persons connected with the trade o s.iness of life. tTies MORNING HERALD, December 27, 18 . 45. eepe eXcellent work, the 47th edition of which has just reached us, Po et Lace with the commercial requirements of the times.The t OM_ e e Owe Directory" o f some twelve years since, and the. Post T h hen ,•,'rectory" for th e coming year present a remarkable contrast. vlreleor."" confined to a meagre list of names, comprised with n l a let, 0 ;wo or three miles, and might have been put very convenient y edsle4 4 ,, Le-oat pocket. Year after year it has increased in size, and ht naredt ° ,,as and valuable stores of information to its columns ; its en'he thei,.... - "'" Pages have grown into thousands, and it now embraces eo-elioolis and its suburbs, from north to south, east and west, ! tb solut ' e t, ri tee within its voluminous pages of information (new ~0 111 ciac i-,`",dleneasable to the merchant and tradesman) an „,._.ireet , `"rectorY" a " Street Directory," a " Commercial .ei rytt ° 4' , .. a a. " Trades' pi ectoryDirectory," a "Cour 4 Clty blree.;lMUenrtary Directory," a"P ostal Directory, Di t reetfirY ' " ane rY ' a " Conveyance Directory," a " Banking 1118 m ere trans Variety of other copious lists of information, Its list of ~ p r e riPtion i., ~ cif which would occupy considerable time. "chi Rs `Post °vlne- " inns" extends over 31 pages of three columns ke fetay..et h °me_ ei lt/ c o c e, ‘ S ' r e r g et t Direct °f W •uell are of four and twenty of two columns each ; pa re rade Directory" ezrliain; ei,ll,l;:yd,P, Professional Dirgeecetornyf „ th so - e t e pa c g o e l s u o m f n t s wo ea c c o h lam ; Its ',' Law 623 pages of three columns each ; its . G 4 P ages • " Court Directory " 110 " pages , ‘tiltboratel tary Directory "36 Pages ; " Postal Directory (most h .110741.0 onarndoeiteenotrna piled) 67 pages, &e. This portion of the work h th e: rged and improved. It now supplies us wi . t . Erie er,„._ , very of the London letters at each town and village in Ahops Kingdom at which there is a Post-office or Receivi ~,ieldthe time at whick the letter-box for London closes at Nebj et r t tee , also the distance of each from the post town through t ,telet,,L'e, London letters are transmitted. We also observe that . he the p o L' gal) of London, which has for some years past accompanied ge rm it'.,-21, and 'which has been frequently much improved, is ren h - Str eet `al re valuabl e I n the It ofl ar . e naost distinctly printed, r a e a s e d n w t e e d h i t a i o s i n t a . t e T n h o e t n t a o m s e t s a o t af thatc Reln ii etea s" rxt4he best Maps of London extant. The Work printed r'endati4tTP°. We can scarcely think ba i s t ia re e lui t r o es special re do can do wiulou , t i o t r no man who really has he MORNING CHRONICLE, Jan. 17, 184 i. Work d. tial volume just published of this laborious and valuable wily byes the same meed of a p probation which has been so de- Vdena "estowed upon its predecessors. In mere size, it is he ; „" . ,9' larger th an any of them, not only by the introduction of treDZ'orniation, but in consequence of the yearly growth of the me ,latete;„„," the avocations and whereabouts of whose inhabitants . it is whiti t "‘ to form the " directory." The enormous multitude of facts Alteitaere condensed in the bulky volume before us is really over -IdvrehZfi ; yet they are not more than are requisite to make the %111 Z l a eur overgrown city duly acquainted with one another's lOrn„ '""s end residences The facts are presented in the same available fori e ' taint& With the same attention to accuracy and recentness of Ir ked,' on which characterise the volume for 1845, and rendered d a ihtioesc:l Perfection as a directory. We observe some . usefu a l - men sewedntents of the present publication, especially in . t le to the Post-office arrangements, which are so rapidly Ainv'tur..l.4,g extended and complicated under the double impulse of 4Ways and the penny postage. Ills NIORNING ADVERTISER, Dec. 24, 1845. Se e , Work, Published by Kelly and Co., which has now of e m i s ts t astrz aPPearance for forty-seven y ears, is decidedly one e i for. :Nob ° W 7ke of the day. It contains an immense amount of n with b - " e n r e n. i a l ,,_e greatest importance to all in any way connec . ted fu wi i 1 -1.44 t ''''',. It comprises among other information, an 0 cal 4' , l' Trafi eet tY, ~,," a " Street Directory," a " Commercial Directory," " a LPin.h. iii rectory," a " Law D , irecto p ry . , e ' e ' t a ory " , C " o a urt “ P D . lr s e tal cto D rY ire , c a_ } 71," .. . 44 ,,ntary Directory," a • City ieLese -- :,.. ;o llveyance Directory," and a ir .. Bank fD information,l Directory." o ry. Under oom . The amount of ii` a lOe v ii..""le divisions will be found masses ss `aloe the attributes of accuracy and completeness. Itt4aZeLiese t :Z. r 3 e r d gre o a n t, t a la n e d c n o o li i i n a g ti b on ut o a f l t ibe his ra w l eri t m ro u n s a t g n e e t e r e o s m sar t l h ly e ' l tl la4ld r emunerate the enter o is singularly cheap, nisia,,,,_• The " Post-office London Directory" . 1 It contains. prising propriet pi rs for their outlay ~ extZ7K the nature and quantity of the informatim d ' o nbl e "„"Lis to no fewer than 2, ages, la Printep upon it .." th e ""q, treble columns. All things considered, we look rid useful, 000 large closely :gone' ,„elleaDest, as ass s u . redly it is the most valuabl d e a The map t0,,,",,0rk Which emanates from the press of E 41 1.;;;74 1 5 It appears to us to be mach improved ngl ; a it ' is certainly &Lent and perfect. Tbis Of t h , eolos e tration nEKLY DISPATCH, Dec. 28, 1845. „ i , glade to the reat etropolisstriking illus ta e b .it.Wi 4 o ,--•? of British perseverance properly directed, and Br o itish . ‘,..,-4riaek ~7elollSly employed. Fer many years the French of - t t h l e .v `lile s " 'iftY Thousand Addresses" was considered one *lll_,llll4,.tlae World ; but the Messrs Kel have achieved a work wonder ,} upon wonders. Large 4.74811 thi' ZtunaPetlr, theteined mass a of information contained in it is .li. er , Tu r et,... 'l3l ag ; and e eve department is arranged with so much o or f 4t- ii ' Z it erel it ' and accurate rY discriminati l o o n, m t h t a o t the d i business on ary ::e,C. seh aa ; P!tiles is as plain an t d ai sim t P eti ;a l ," " st e K e titn is aiphab liliraernetto,rr,t:' Postal, " "Commercial,"TT . , L i a n w th ,, !s o, i: C o o lu ti m rti e l „city,"te "TrpWadeesh' "Conveyance," and olafanthe leitTittatioh beepje" /tut these heads "Theremp ifeen Lee ks ' irons the commercial public. The fol- Ste,„ W ill t ! na lned in tke work. are s o e th a er Pe d r epartments Atte' sill invaluable to the ...._ " The advan preface should be (Pio e • through the 4.ttrothni.2rtZtby the proprietor are of a n t or s d in is a po ry sai character ; the ter.. e ,"_'. he r Being the means placed L d ip collect, each in '4l °Wn . ' rl ers, elesty's Postmaster-General. The General Post Te dist , a nder the direction of his or s, compiled. shoel eti c N ha e ee N eur e-, the information from which the , volume is this is effected, is p r ov "e airl iwt s •eY in such a book, the collection of the information tie eti e , 4 D r y the facthours that an intelligent letter-car kid ,i . '" et ththe duties need not all annually required of him for the et; ti p r eeo e Post Office London irectory." We a solid b ToMend atien of this work ; D eats. Thi s its reputation is established fast WoridertI,IIRITANNIA December 27, 18 : o - 5 e • with the times, D rint 4 they moo annual continues to rt; k u e p e w p ar n ds of 2,000 closely n.- u, e to.. "ranged that an item of it can be Pokedo ut o gl o U, s - ifi ' 4l t e d i ..' _ till !' l ranae now mass num o e f matter being . so judicious..i.. he a l . --'Xion of the a Minute any expended in the search. From collect it Lae Proprietorex e t n h the Post-office, aclvant,i lurerMation from with most authentic sources, and (a great n made , ge) to co __ . the Some objection has been uepe,den.., nater Is, to the ,inoine it simultaneously. he is enabled t to eoebt. rn its alvrays beln -carriers being employed for this service; Post and •glce ,„ ,of all other considerations, it is certain that the lett e " la st be . ... l ''' bele- greatly advantaged by the publication, both from , ~ -"d f ro "c directed more accurately, with this book as agu I , like t horn , th e voltirne has all the merits of its P g at hand ready t er reference in cases of predecessors ; displ r a k y o s i re f " , o, th e ut enla ce ,_ , s _ most care in every department ; and as a °ea s in L o '.7, ule Merchant, trader, or any person engaged in bust. rerearka,"uon, leavee nothing to be desired. It is one of the most bee,. .. '''e examples of great industry, intelligence, and capital ltird, it tie .4eccasfnll ng th e _ Y employed in the production of a work for facill that the e,Perations of business and extending trading intercoui t e s , x_se, fertile as it is in ingenious inventions, affords. Of °ree v e 4 3 near Perfection as it seems possible for any work to be We have OHN' BULL, January 10, 1846. nlerits ne t h i s 0 Often had to bear our testimony to the extraordinary Of _ most laborious compilation, its fulness and accuracy arid 4 10 :tion, and its consequent value to every one who " Ines, ha s received v is to et y te "" e i h lr t id has his being" in London, that all we need now do ',ions excell ,ei xeellent as were the preceding volumes, this one ene ar various improvemeuts, which add care,argely to that pre-_ Corresponding utility The is a work of immense and labour, and of RAILWAY HERALD, Jan. 1846. le,Thtie,,,lef featue of the " Post -office Directory" to men of business reterr:drnteoy cannot do without it—it is indispensable, thumbed over, in without t hese thneenodaY by day, and week by week —a counting-house, In st and _ _f letter -sending, could do almost as well without an ink a " Directory." We have made a great many trials inei,,ut artshas of the work, exert sing a ful scrutiny, and in no -. .e4 nes suffered under' the test. g eare Jan. 1846. It is ~,,,,__, RAILWAY EXPRESS or ht,orttB.7eeiY.possible for any work to he more cerrect than this, _ • ollY compiled in all its laborious detail. It would he ,itd....._dlalculttyo n..nd more comprehensive or more useful work than this e„--"sse4trttni_ is Ganged exhibition of this vast city. Tiae typographical th e „„,,,°Fi . le, plete as becomes the well-deserved poularity of "Ad co , - 7 . 1 ": , •It is needless to say more than that tke bo k r is known - ' 494 1 1 OverY man of businen in London, ....... ''' ......,.- z'>/ / - . - 41.. I / % .L : . /N -< +. /~ PRICE 5D No. 16,684. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, miORNING SUN FEBRUARY 4, 1846. MIDLAND RAILWAY. The Midland Railway Company are prepared to reeeivo 1.0 A.NS on SECURITY of their DEBENTURES, for periods of Three, Five, or Seven Years, in sums of not less than 1,0001. each, at interest after the rate of 41. per cent, per annum, papable half yearly. Applications to be made to the Secretary, at the Company's Office, Derby. _ By order, January 28, 1846. J. F. BELL, Secretary. AT a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the PROPRIETORS of the ABERDEEN RAILWAY COM PAN Y, held within the Royal Hotel, Aberdeen, on Wednesday, the 21st day of January, 1846, THOMAS BLAIKIE, Esq., Lord Provost of Aberdeen, in the Chair ; The advertisement calling the meeting having been read, the fol lowing report was presented by the Directors : The Directors have called the present meeting of the Proprietors for the purpose of submitting to them, for their sanction, an agree ment now on the table, entered into between them and the Directors of the Arbroath and Forfar Railway Company. By this agreement, the Arbroath and Forfar Company undertake to lease, in perpetuity, to the Aberdeen Company, the Arbroath and Forfar Railway, including the whole property and plant connected therewith, at the rate of 5/. ss. per centum per annum on the whole cost, and one-half of the surplus profits of the line, after deducting thirty-three and one-third per cent. for working expenses, the Aber deen Company having the option of taking the average profits of the first five years after the opening of both lines throughout, as the rule of payment, so far as regards the profits, in all time thereafter; and in the event of such option being taken, the Arbroath and Forfar Company is then to merge in the Aberdeen Company, and the Aber deen Railway shall be held to extend from the city of Aberdeen to the towns of Arbroath and Forfar. The Arbroath and Forfar Company undertake to alter the gauge of the Arbroath and Forfar Railway, so as to correspond with the proposed gauge of the Aberdeen Railway, to alter their engines, carriages, and waggons, to suit the new gauge, and to lay down a double line of rails throughout, all under the superintendence of the Aberdeen Company's engineer. The lease to commence on the 2d day of February, 1848, or as soon thereafter as the alterations above mentioned shall be com pleted. The Directors have much satisfaction in submitting this agree ment, by which, if sanctioned, you will attain the entire manage ment and control of the Arbroath and Forfar Railway, which the Directors have always considered of the highest importance for your interests, as affording a key to the Scottish Midland, Central, and Caledonian Railways on the one , hand, and to the Dundee and . Arbroath, Dundee° and rerth, Edinburgh and,Northern, and 141 0. 1111 - British on the other, and which, in the' hands *of any other party;- might be made to affect prejudicially the efficient working of the Aberdeen line. The length of the Arbroath and Forfar Railway is 15M miles, the present capital is 142,0001., and will, when the alterations referred to in this report are completed, be about 180,0001. The free revenue of the line is already equal to four per cent. of the present capital, and when the large increase of traffic consequent upon the opening of the railways south and north, the facility and economy with which the Aberdeen Company will be enabled to work the Arbroath and Forfar line, and the other inducements already referred to are considered, the Directors have no hesitation in recommending the agreement now submitted as a measure of the highest importance for your interests, at the same time that it is one equally desirable and advantageous for the Arbroath and Forfar Railway Company, (Signed) THOMAS BLAIKIE, Chairman. The following resolution was then moved by the Cuantmart seconded by JAMES HADDEN, Esq., and unanimously adopted :—' That this meeting approves of and confirms the agreement entered into 'by the Directors, for the lease of the Arbroath and Forfar Railway, and authorises them to take all necessary steps for the completion of the same THOMAS BLAIKIE, Chairman, N. T. CHRISTIE, Secretary. PROVISIONALLY REGISTERED. P LYMOUTH GREAT WESTERN DOCK COMPANY. Capital, 150,0001., in 7,500 Shares of M. each Deposit, 11. 2s. 6d. per Share. Liability limited to the amount of subscription. The whole de posit to be returned in the event of the Company not obtaining their Act. PROVISIONAL COMMITTRIL The Earl of Mount Edgecumbe Charles Russell, Esq., M.P., Chairman of the Great Western Rail way Company Frederic Pratt Barlow, Esq., a Director of the Great Western Rail way Company Christopher Harris, Esq., Naval Bank, Plymouth Deeble Boger, Esq., Plympton Erving Clark, Esq., Efford Manor Joseph Read, Esq., Upland Thomas Gill, Esq., M.P., Chairman of the South NM= Railway Company Patrick Miller, Esq., M.D., / Directors of the South Devon John Rundle, Esq., Railway Company David Derry. Esq., Devon and Cornwall Bank, Plymouth Robert M'Calneont, Esq., London Alexander Beattie, Esq., London William Dougal Christie, Esq. ' M.P. George William Soltau, Esq., Little Efford. ENGINSER—I. K. Brunel, Esq. RANKERS. Messrs. Harris, Mudge, and Co., Naval Bank, Devon and Cornwall Bank, Plymouth The National Provincial Bank, Messrs. Hodge and Norman. Devonport 'Messrs. Gill and Rundle, Tavistock Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, and Co., London. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Whiteford, Bennett, and Tucker, Plymouth Messrs. W. 0. and W. Hunt, 10, Whitehall, London. The position of the port of Plymouth, its facility of access in all conditions of weather, and at all hours of day and night, the extent of its anchorage, and the security of the harbour, which have long maintained its pre-eminence as a naval station, promise to obtain or it, in the improved state of its land communications, the same distinction as a commercial port. By the completion of the South Devon Railway, Plymouth will, in the course of a few months, be brought within six hours' journey of the metropolis. The distance of the port from Birmingham is somewhat less than from London ; and the Bristol and Exeter Rail way, and its extensions eastward and northward, afford a ready communication with the manufacturing districts of the north ; whilst, locally, the projected Tavistock, Launceston, and North Devon Railways, will effect an immediate connexion with the whole of North and Central Devon, and the ports in the Bristol Channel. The advantage to passengers of embarking at a port from which they can proceed directly to sea in almost any state of wind, and ef being landed almost at the entrance of the Channel, can scarcely be over-estimated, and the saving of expense to the shipowner in both oases is at once apparent. The saving of time in the transit of goods is equally important, .specially in these branches of trade in which the utmost acceleration of the voyage is often essential to the preservation of the cargo, or its advantageous sale. From communications which have been had with commercial houses in London engaged in the fruit, and the Le vant and Mediterranean trades, it appears certain that a large pro portion of their imports will, on the completion of the South Devon line, be landed at Plymouth, and conveyed by railway to all p arts o f England. In the event of war Plymouth would obviously receive an im mense influx of shipping of all descriptions. There are no port charges, and the rates of pilotage and lights are very low, the latter being only 2d. per ton. The numerous bailders' yards in the port afford the means of repairing shipping to any ex tent that may be required. Provisions of every description are cheap, and the markets abundantly supplied. From its very advanced position in the Channel, and the extent to which Plymouth possesses all the requirements of a public mail packet station, its large Government establishments, its dockyard and arsenal, and as the station of naval and military commanders-in chief, it can hardly be doubted that this port will, when the railway communication with Bristol and London is complete, become the re sort of the vessels of the great steam-packet companies conveying the Peninsular, Mediterranean, East and West India, and other Colonial snails. The internal growth and development of the population and trade of the pert are indicative of a high degree of prosperity. The popu lation of Plymouth has nearly doubled within the last twenty years ; and the increase in the assessable value of property subject to tha local rates has exceeded that ratio. New streets and buildings are rapidly extending in every direction, and numerous joint-stock and private trading and manufacturing companies have been recently formed, and are in successful operation. The trade of the port for the year 1844 is given by an official return as follows :—lnwards, 3,339 vessels; goods, 450,626 tons; outwards, 2,124 vessels; goods, 327,815 tons. To meet the requirements of a trade and commerce thus advancing, and to secure all the advantages which the port of Plymouth so pe culiarly presents, it is proposed to provide a capacious wet dock, with extensive ranges of wharfage, for which Millbay, by its position, pe culiar formation, and general circumstances, presents extraordinary advantages. Millbay occupies a position perfectly central to the three towns of Plymouth, Devonport, and Stonehouse, and is iu immediate prox imity to the terminus of the South Devon Railway. Sheltered from the prevailing southerly winds by the Millbay pier, the Breakwater, and Drake's Island, it encloses an area of upwards of eighty acres, half of which is excellent anchorage in from one to ten fathoms water, at the lowest state of tide. From the peculiar form and sin gularly sheltered position of the bay, it constitutes a safe dock, almost in its natural state, and is capable; with works of very moderate ex tent, of being converted into an extensive floating basin, with every suitable accessory. The Entrance Lock admits of being formed so as to take in, even at low water of the spring tides, vessels drawing sixteen feet of water; and the depth o f wa t er w i t hi n the' basin will ex ; and i tent be upwards of twenty-two feet. The basin is designed to be upwards of twenty acres in e e o utside the basin, but within the shelter of the existing s id era ble space will be appropriated to the reception of p steamers a cen a and other vessels tou chin g at the p ort, and not requiring to enter s the dock. The Millbay branch of the South Devon Railway is designed to extend along the sides of the dock, so that the embarkation and landing and removal of goods can be conducted without the expense of cartage, and with the greatest facility. adverted k te a n a d r e t h s e u s f c v i i e e n w t s tai e ll s t de b r l v s h e ad the v the remunerative The consider s. ti o ch t s a r a a l c r t e e a r d o y f ing and the undertak a dditional force from considering the identity of interests between a com pany formed for the p ur p ose of this power ful combination of railway interests which have been so successfully engaged in promoting the South Devon line, and to whom the in grease of traffic with the port is manifestly of the greatest im portance. Provisional agreements have been concluded for purchasing nearly the whole of the land required for the undertaking, the consideration being made payable, in great part, in the form of annual rent charges, secured en the property of the Company. This arrange ment, and a careful revision of the estimates, have enabled the Com mittee to make a considerable reduction in the amount of the pro posed capital. An Act of Incorporation will be applied for in the ensuing session of Parliament, and as the Committee have complied with all the re quirements of the standing orders, and entertain no doubt that the application will be successtlll, they feel justified in engaging that if, from any unforseen circumstance, the Bill should fail to be carried, the shareholders shall be entitled to receive back their deposits, without any deduction for expenses. Power will be sought by the Act to allow interest at 41. per cent. on the deposit and all paid up calls, until the opening of the dock, and no subscriber will incur liability beyond the amount of his sub scription. Applications for shares in the form subjoined (accompanied by a satisfactory reference where the parties are not personally known to members of the Provisional Committee), may be addressed to the solicitors, or to the following sharebrokers :—Messrs. Westropp, Princep, and Method°, 75, Old Broad-street; Messrs. Sutton, Grib ble, and Sutton, Royal Exchange, London; Messrs. Hopwood and Palmer, or Messrs. Tyeth and Luscombo, Plymouth, of whom copies of the prospectus may be obtained. To the Provisional Committee of the Plymouth Great Western Dock Company. . .. . Gentlemen,—l request that you will allot to me shares of twenty pounds each in the proposed Plymouth Great Western Dock Company, on the terms and conditions of the prospectus, and I undertake to pay the deposit of 11. 2s. 6d. per share, and sign the necessary deeds when required. Dated this day of , 1846 Profession .... •••••• .. • • • • Place of Abode . • ... Reference Address of Referee BRITISH COLLEGE of HEALTH, NEW ROAD, LONDON. Messrs. MORISON have much pleasure in publishing the follow ing letter with the writer's permission. It is well-known to all the world that Lady Sophia Grey has been following the Hygeian treatment for the last ten years, and therefore her opinion must be admitted as highly valuable in a matter of such vast importance. Her Ladyship's letter is as follows : " Sandlway, near Northwich, Cheshire, December 11th, 1845. " Gentlemen,—This has been such a dreadful sickly year amongst the poor, that the demand for your most excellent pills has been very great, and I shall therefore be thankful for the usual su;.ply of them. " I take this opportunity of enclosing the 51. for 1846, towards the Exeter Hygeian Dispensary. " I think nothing can be more satisfactory than the progress that your medicine makes; and wishing it may in time gain a complete victory. " I remain, Gentlemen, " Your sincerely obliged, " SOPHIA GREY." "To Messrs. Morison, British College of Health, New-road, London." Caution—No Chemist or Druggist is authorised to sell Morison's Medicines. They are only to be had of the appointed Agents. See that the words " Morison's Univeral Medicines " are engraved in the Government stamp, in white letters upon a red ground, without which none can be genuine, PETITION! PETITION!! PETITION ! ! AT a SPECIAL MEETING of the COUN CIL of the NATIONAL ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE, held on Tutntsoar, January 29, 1846, it was unanimously resolved— " That the announcement of a new Corn-law renders it desirable that the friends of Free Trade throughout the kingdom should be in vited to originate Petitions for the Total and Immediate Abolition of all Laws imposing Duties on Foreign Corn and Psovisions." By order of the Council, JOSEPH HICKIN, Secretary. Manchester, Jan. 29, 1846. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC IN STIT UTION Lectures on CHEMISTRY, with Brilliant Experiments, by Dr. Ryan, daily at Half-past Three, and on the Evenings of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at Nine o'Clock. A Lecture on the ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY, by Professor Bachoffner, a Working Model of which, (ferrying several persons, Is exhibited daily. The additions to the OPAQUE MICROSCOPE, DIS SOLVING VIEWS, and CHROMATROPE are very effective. The PHYSIOSCOPE. Submarine Experiments by means of the MITER and DIVING BELL. Among the various additions to the Working Models is Coleman's NEW AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE, for ascending and descending Inclined Planes. A magnificent Col lection of TROPICAL FRUITS. Mr. Downe, the celeitrated Flute Player, will take part in the Music, conducted by Dr. 'Millis. Open from Eleven to Half-past Five, and from Seven to Half-past Ten In the Evening. Admittance, One Shilling. Scheel'. Ralf-price. EXHIBITION ART-UNION OF LONDON. The Cartoons received in competition for the Premium of 5001., offered by this Society, are now being exhibited at the Gallery of the New Society of Painters in Water Colours, 53, Pall-mall. Subscribers will be admit•ed on producing the receipt for the cur rent year, or by tickets, which may be obtained gratuitously, an ap plication at the office. Open at Ten o'clock. GEORGE GODWIN, Hon. LEWIS POCOCK, j Secretaries. WEDICAL INVALID AND GENERAL LIFE OFFICE. London-25, Pall-mall, and 8, Change Alley; and Dublin-22, Nassau-street. Diseased and healthy lives assured at all ages, en equitable terms. 25, Pall-mall. F. G. P. NEISON, Actuary. NATIONAL LOAN FUND I LIFE ASSUR ANCE 26 , CORNEILL, LONDON. - Capital f. 600,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This institution otters important and substantial advan tages with respect both to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured has, on all occasions, the power to borr)w, 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 of his interests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates. The division of profits is annual, and the next will be made in De cember of the present year. F. FERGUSON CAMROUI, See. UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 8, WATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL, LONDON. Established by Act of Parliament in 1834. DIVISION OF PROFITS AMONG THE ASSURED. This Company, established by Act of Parliament, affords the most perfect security in a large paid-up Capital, and in the great success which has attended it shies its commencement in 1834, its ANNUAL INCOME being UPWARDS of 82,0001. In 1841 the Company added a Bonus of 2/. per cent. per annum en the Sum Insured to all Policies of the Participating Class from the time they were effected. The Bonus added to Policies from March, 1834, to December 31, 1840, is as follows : Sum Time Sum added Sum Thne Sum Added Assured. Assured. to Policy. Assured. Assured. to Policy. €5OOO 6 yrs. 10 mths. £683 6 8 £5OOO 4 years £4OO 5000 6 years 600 • 0 5000 2 years 200 The Premiums, nevertheless, are on the most moderate scale, and only one-half need be paid for the first Five Years, where the Insu rance is for Life. Every information will be afforded on application to the Resident Directors, Edward Boyd, Esq., and E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., of No 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London. B RITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. 1, Princes-street, Bank, London. Empowered by special Act of Parliament, 4th Viet., cap. 9. ADVANTAGES OF THIS INSTITUTION. MUTUAL ASSURANCE KRANCU.; Complete security afforded to the Assured by means of ai ample subscribed capital, and the large funds accumulated from the pre miums on upwards of 6,000 policies. Half the amount only of the annual premium required during the first five years, the remaining half premiums being paid out of the profits, which, after five years, will be annually divided among the Assured. MUTUAL ASSURANCE BRANCH. PROPRIETARY BRANCH. Half Pre- Whole Pre- Half Pre• Whole Pre- Age. mium, first mium, after Age. mium, first mium, after fire years. five years. seven years. sevedyears. --- - X s. d. .£ s. d. X s. d. X s. d. 20 1 0 0 2 0 0 20 0 18 0 1 16 0 25 1 2 2 2 4 4 25 0 19 T 1 19 2 30 1 4 11 2 9 10 30 1 1 9 2 3 6 35 1 8 6 2 17 0 35 1 4 11 2 19 10 40 1 13 3 3 6 6 40 1 9 2 2 18 4 45 1 19 6 3 19 0 45 1 14 10 3 9 8 50 2 7 9 4 15 6 50 2 2 6 4 5 0 55 2 18 10 5 17 8 15 2 12 9 5 5 6 PETER MORRISON, Resident Director. 2 12 9 :SON, Reside IRGUS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 39, THROGMORTON-STREET, BANK. EMPOWERED B 5 SPECIAL IV., ACT c.OF PARLIAMENT, Y and 6 W 76. THOMAS FARNCOMB, Esq., Alderman, Chairman. WILLIAM LEAF, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. Richard E. Arden, Esq. John Ilumphery, Esq., Alderman, William Banbury, Esq. M.P. Edward Bates, Esq. Thomas Kelly, Esq., Alderman. Thomas Camplin, Esq. Jeremiah Filcher, Esq. James Clift, Esq. Lewis Pocock, Esq. Rupert Ingleby, Esq. PummAti—Dr. Jeaffreson, 2 Finsbury-square. SURGEON—W. Coulson, Esq., 2, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. CONSULTING ACTUARY—Professor Hall, of King's College. LOW RATES OF PREMIUM. In addition to the subscribed Capital of 300,000/., the Assured have the security of the Company's rapidly increasing income, and an accumulating Assurance Fund invested in Government and other available securities, of considerably larger amount than the esti mated liabilities of the Company. The rates of premium are reduced to the lowest scale compatible with the security of the Assured and the stability of the Company, thereby, in effect, giving to every Policy Holder an immediate and certain Bonus without risk, in lieu of the deferred and frequently delusive prospect of a periodical division of Profits. Age. ♦NNUAL PREMIUM TO ASSURE £lOO. Whole Term £0 19 1 £1 11 10 127 2 0 7 1 6 9 2 14 10 1 19 10 4 0 11 3 7 0 6 010 For One Year. I For Seven Years. 20 £0 17 11 30 1 1 3 40 1 6 0 60 1 14 1 60 3 2 4 One-third of the " Whole Term" Premium may remain unpaid at 5 per cent. compound interest, as a debt upon the policy for life, or may be paid off at any time without notice. In Assurances for Advances of Money, as security for debts, or as a provision for a family, where the least present outlay is desirable, the varied and comprehensive tables of the Argus Office will be found to be particularly favourable to the Assured. The Medical Officers attend daily at a Quarter before Two o'Cleck. EDWARD BATES, Resident Director. A liberal Commission to Solicitors and Agents. MECHI'S TABLE CUTLERY has long been famed for its admirable qualities, combined with cheapness. His manufactory is at No. 4, Leadenhall-street, four doors from Corn hill. Balanced handles, in sets of 50 pieces, 21. 10s., 31. 10s., 41. 10s. Common kitchen, per dozen, 9s. 6d., 125., 16s. 6d., 215., 255. Table steels, patent sharpeners, cases of dessert knives, Sheffield plated goods, &c. Mechi's penknives are excellent and economical, from ls. upwards. His peculiar steel razors and magic strop and paste have given comfort to many a suffering shaver ; and the ladies pronounce his scissors to be unequalled. NICOLL'S PALETOT of LLAMA CLOTH. Registered 6th and 7th Victoria, cap. 65. Patronised by the Prince Consort, Prince George of Cambridge, &c. " In its appearance there is a gentlemanly neatness, and as ab eeltmheasnlimngetpweistth)the highest appro bationseti of i n o l t l h U e n c s i e g u h r t t l This invention is an over - coat , a da p ted for variable climate, y e i v c e g . a " 11 — t y ( composed of the purest Llama wool. The fleece of this singular animal is naturally repellent of water, yet is amply porous to admit a due escape of bodily heat, and is allowed to be lighter, softer, more durable, and more elastic, than any other description of cloth. Registered Paletots of this fabric, in colours black, blue, brown, olive, Oxford grey, &c., are to be had of their recognised agents in the country, and in London only at the extensive ware-rooms of the Patentees, who are tailors to the Court, and makers of the most fashionable plain dress garments, with Foreign and British diplo matic and regimental uniforms. In these the same spirit for mo derate prices is maintained as exemplified by the Registered Paletot. The patronage so generally bestowed on this patented invention, has induced some unprincipled persons an attempt the fraudelent imposition of assuming a similarity of name; being an attempt to deceive the public with some trashy substitute. A reward of Fifty Pounds is offered for the actual detection of an infringement. Messrs. Nicoll think it due to their own reputation thus respect fully to cantion the Public, and to request a close observance of the address, and that each Registered Paletot is distinctly marked on the inside, H. I. and D. NICOLL, 114, Regent-street, London. ROWLAND'S KALYDOR, en eminently balsamic preparation, is equally celebrated for its safety in application, as for its mild and soothing operation, in thoroughly purifying the skin of all redness, pimples, spots, freckles, tan, and discolourations ; producing a healthy freshness and transparency of complexion ; and an admired softness and delicacy on the hands, arms, and neck I In cases of chilblains, chapped skin, or incidental inflammation, it is pre-eminently successful, and gentlemen after shaving will end it allay all irritation and tenderness of the skin, and render it soft, smooth, and pleasant. Balmy, odoriferous, and creamy, its purifying and refreshing properties have obtained its exclusive selection by the Court and the Royal Family of Great Britain, and those of the Cont inent of Europe, together with the " elide" of the aristocracy, and "haute volee." Its high reputation induces unprincipled shopkeepers to offer the Spurious " Kalydors" for sale, composed of mineral astringents, utterly ruinous to the complexion, and by their repellant action en dangering health. It is, therefore, imperative on purchasers to see that the words "Rowland's Kalydor" are on the envelope (an en graving of exquisite beauty from a steel plate by Messrs. Perkins, Bacon, and Co.) and that A. ROWLAND and SON, 21, Hatton garden, are engraved (by authority) on the Government Stamp affixed on each bottle. Price 4s. 6d. and Ss. 6d. per bottle. Sold by the Proprietors, and by chemists and perfumers. * 4 * All other Kalydors are fraudulent imitations 1 FOGS AND DAMP AIR. BARCLAY'S ASTHMATIC CANDY has, for many years, been proved an effectual preservative from the illeffects of the fogs and damp air which, in the winter season, are so prevalent in this climate. Its effects are to expel wind, to pre serve the stomach from the admission of damps, and to relieve those who suffer from difficulty of breathing. Prepared only by Barclay and Sons, 95, Farringdon-street, Lon don ; and sold retail, by their appointment, by danger, 150, Oxford street ; Gifford, 104, and li. Burfield, 180, Strand ; Johnston, 68, Cornhill ; Hallows, druggist, 2, high-street, Islington ; lleudebourck, druggist, Church-street, Hackney ; and all respectable Medicine Venders in town and country. Obserre,r.None can be genuine unless the names of "Barclay and Bons" are on the ;tamp affixed to each box. WILL SHORTLY BE CLOSED, AT THE Panoramma Royal, Leicester-square, the VIEW of NAN KING, with its unrivalled PORCELAIN TOWER; comprising also, the Yang-tae-Keang River, and portraits of Sir H. Pottinger, Sir H. Gough, Sir W. Parker, Lord Saltoun, and other officers, in friendly communication with the Chinese Commissioners. The view of ATHENS, which is universally acknowledged by the press to be a complete triumph in the panoramic art, and ROUEN, ars also now open. TALLSEND COALS BY RAILWAY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia—We beg, through the me.iium of your paper, to inform the public that ;the METROPOLITAN is the only Coal Company who deliver the Best Screened Sunderland WaEsend at 255. per Sill ton, unmixed with inferior sorts; Prime Newcastle, commonly sold for best, 235. screened ; Ceke 17g. Delivered free of extra char ge within five miles.---your ob edient servants, 279, lligh Holbo rn , H. BEARDSWORTH and CO. LAMERT ON DEBILITY, NERVOUSNESS, AND ALL DISORDERS ARISING FROM EXCESS, &c. "He, who in pleasure's downy arras Ne'er lost his health or youthful charms, A hero lives, and justly can Exclaim, in me behold a man 1" Just published (in a sealed envelope), Tenth Edition, price Ss. 6d., or sent by pest, free, to any address, Is. 6d., SELF — PRESERVATION : a Popular Essay on those concealed disorders, originating ix youthful excesses, as t terminating in Nervous Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and all those Sinkings, Anxieties, and Tremors, which afflict the Weak, the Sedentary, and the Delicate. With Practical Observations on Marriage. By SAMUEL LAMERT, Censultits, Surgeon, 9, BEDFORD-STREET, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c. " The various positions of Lover, Husband, and Parent, the in• herent privileges of mankind, are frequently marred and prevented through the follies and frailties of early indiscretions. To such, among others, this Essay addresses itself; and by its perusal many questions may be satisfactorily adjusted that admit of no appeal even to tha most confidential friend."—Stafford Gazette. "Long experience in the treatment of a class of diseases hitherto neglected and most imperfectly understood by the great bulk of the medical profession, has enabled the writer to prove that there are concealed causes of Nervous Debility in existence, where the mere routine practitioner would never dream of finding them ; traceable to certain habits, forming the most secret, yet deadly, and fatal sorings of domestic misery, and premature mortali t y."—Wakefield Journal. Published by the Author, and sold in London by S. Gilbert, 51 and 52, Paternoster-row; Starie, 23, Tiehberne-street, Quadrant, Regent street; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; Noble, 114, Chance: lane Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street ; and by all Booksellers. At home every day till Three. and from Five till Eight. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE ST. JAMES'S PALACE, Jr.a 31, 1846. The Queen has been pleased to appoint George Augustus Frederick John Lord Glenlvon to be one of the Lords in Waiting in Ordi nar y t o her Majesty, in the room of Charles Philip Earl of Hardwicke, resigned. DUCHY OF LANCASTER, JAN. 30. The Queen has this day been pleased to appoint William Standish Standish, of Duxbury-park, Esq., to be Sheriff of the county palatine of Lancaster for the year ensuing. CROWN-OFFICE, FEB. 3. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE LN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Midhurst—Spencer Horatio Walpole, of Ealing, in the county of Middlesex, Esq., in the room of Sir Horace Beauchamp Seymour, who has accepted the office of Stew ar d of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. City of Lichfield.—The Hon. Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn, of Mostyn, in the county of Flint, in the room of the Hon. Granville George Leveson Gower, commonly called Lord Leveson, now Earl Granville, called up to the House of Peers._ OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, FEB., 1846. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Quartermaster-Sergeant J. White to be Quartermaster, vice Hendley, retired on full pay, Feb. 1. Commission signed by the Queen. Radnorshire Regiment of Militia—Captain F. P. Sanders to be Adjutant, Dec. 31, 1845. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Peebles-shire. Robert Macqueen, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; Thomas Tweedie, Esq., to be ditto, Jan. 23. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Ross-shire. Francis Mackenzie Gillander, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieute nant, July 22, 1845. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire. T. C. Brock, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Jan. 30. Worcestershire Militia—C. S. Hawkins, Esq., to be Cap tain, vice Long, deceased : J. W. Martin, Esq. to be Captain, vice Cox, promoted ; E, J. B. Marriott, Esq., to be Captain, vice Brock, promoted ; C. Bernard, Esq., to be Captain, vice M'Leod, deceased • T. W. Kinder, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Garmstone, deceased ; G. Clifton, Gent., to be Lieuten ant, vice Hughes, resigned ; T. F. Peel, Gent., to be lieuten-, antrviee Wi!. deceased; Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Southampton. South Hants or 2d Regiment of Militia—T. W. Fleming, Esq., to be Captainflan. 21. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Perth. Royal Perthshire ➢iilitia—Major J. Gardiner (late of the 82d Regiment) to be Major, vice Sir T. Moncreiffe, Bart., promoted ; P. Pierides, Gent., M.D., to be surgeon, Jan. 27. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire. Southern Regiment of Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Ca valry—R. D'Arcy T. Hildyard, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice the Hon. G. A. Byron, resigned, Jan. 5. .. . .... Commission lid the Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire. Royal South Lincoln Militia—Capt. G. E. Welby to be Major, vice Calcraft, resigned, Jan. 28. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of RED HILL CHURCH. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR—Your paper of Thursday, the 22d January last, contained a most exaggerated account of the damage done to the church at Red Hill, by the gale of the pre ceding Monday night ; and I shall feel greatly obliged, if you will, at your earliest convenience, introduce the following statement of facts, for the truth of which I can vouch, as I have recently had an opportunity of examin ing the building. Instead of part of the steeple having fallen down, one stone from the upper part of a pinnacle to a buttress was dislodged by the violence of the wind ; and, instead of the injury occasioned by the falling of this stone, being of such a nature as to render it uncertain when the building can again be used for the performance of Divine worship, the damage was repaired at a cost of three pounds ten shillings, and the performance of Divine worship neither has been or will be prevented for a single day. I have the honour to be, Sir, your very obedient servant, JAMES THOMAS KNOWLES. 1, Raymond buildings, Gray's Inn, Feb. 2, 1846. INSURANCES FROM FIRE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—It i s a matter of surprise to me, and no doubt to many others, that among the numerous and various articles from which the duties are proposed to be reduced or removed for the benefit of the community, one alone (if I mistake not) remains entirely unnoticed, or perhaps not intended to be so removed-4 mean that most unjustifiable and heavy tax on insurances from fire, Surely, if the insurance offices are willing to afford protection from so destructive an element, on the lowest possible terms, it is but right and reasonable to expect that, among the many otherreductions or removal of duties, the entire reduction of th is most pernicious tax may be one of the first from which th e public (the agricul turist particularly) will or may derive a realbenefit. Millions of property are sacrificed as a consequence, and thousands of persons annually incur the desperate risk rather than pay the enormous duty. Should this important subject, therefore, not have been already noticed, perhaps you will do me the favour to insert this in your paper.—l am, Sir, respectfully yours, J. CRAMPHORN. Belle Vue-terrace, Southsea, Feb. 2. TO THE FRIENDS OF NATIVE INDUSTRY IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. (From the Morning Post.) Chevening, near Sevenoaks, Jan. 29. Friends and fellow-countrymen--On your conduct at the present crisis may depend the happiness or the misery, the prosperity or the adversity, of our country ; and I therefore think it my uuty to address you on the protection of native industry, which is most interesting and important to all classes of the community, and which cannot be secured without your energetic and united ex ertions. I feel the more entitled to address you as I be long to no political party, as I wish for nothing that any Minister could bestow, as I have no motives of personal ambition, and as I am animated by an ardent zeal for the public welfare. Full and effectual protection to our native industry may most justly be claimed by all those who are en gaged in any of its various branches, and especially in agriculture, on account of the exclusive burdens which it bears, and of the paramount importance of providing food for the population without being dependent upon foreign supplies. Under the protection which was given to agriculture, the produce of the soil has been very much increased by extending and improving its cultivation, and the manufacturers have flourished ; for the home market is still to them the most valuable, as well as the most secure. There are still in these islands several millions of acres of waste land, which, if agri culture were sufficiently protected, might be cultivated with advantage, and give much additional employment to labourers, but which must otherwise remain unproductive and unprofitable. If protection should be withwrawn from agriculture, this country would depend for the chief necessaries of life on the supplies which foreign nations might be able or willing to furnish ; the cultivation of the land would be discouraged ; the markets would be scantily pro vided with its produce ; and, in the event of unfavour able seasons, we might be exposed to all the horrors of actual famine. There is at present no reason whatever to apprehend even a scarcity, for, although there is in some districts a deficiency in the crop of potatoes, it is well known, and it has been proved by exact inquiries, that there exists an abundance of food in these islands, perhaps a greater abundance than is now to be foiuld in some foreign countries. If, however, this conjit,rgeF perienced a scarcity of corn, the prices would rise, And: the duties on its importation would fall till they were reduced to ls. per quarter. The arguments (if such, indeed, they can be called) which are used in favour of a free.trade in corn, would apply also to every other article of general consumption, to the produce of pastures as well asof arable land, and to manufactured goods, whether they are made lay machinery or by manual labour, and the industry of our own countrymen, in whatever mode it is employed, would be much depressed, and, in many cases, utterly destroyed, while that of foreign nations would be encouraged. Great indignation would very justly be excited, if foreign labourers or artisans were to be brought to this country, because they might work for lower wages, and it is obvious that they would deprive of employment an equal number of our own countrymen. The same in jury would be inflicted on our own labourers and artisans by the adoption of free trade, and the foreigners by whom we should be supplied contribute nothing to the taxes which we pay upon so many articles of consumption. The effects of free trade, as far as it has hitherto been extended, have already been found to be most melan choly, by the impoverishment of so many of our artisans. whose skill and industry have become unprofitable to them, as they are now undersold by foreigners in our own markets, and have thus been deprived of employ ment and of the means of subsistence. The adoption of free trade in its full extent would bring ruin on all the industrious classes, many of whom might be driven from their native soil, while others might be confined in union workhouses. Property of every description would be insecure, destitution would produce despair, disaffection might become universal, and the inevitable result would be anarchy and revolution. It is your duty to consider whether you will allow this country to be exposed to such awful calamities and con vulsions, or whether you will avert them by protecting the rights and promoting the interests of all those who are engaged in native industry—whether you will tole rate the new-fangled and mischievous doctrines of free trade, or whether you will insist upon restoring the po licy of our ancestors, which gave such prosperity and power to the British empire. If this country is to be governed upon the principles of free trade, they must be applied in their fullest extent, for any exceptions from them would be an intolerable injustice, and they cannot be thus applied without reducing our taxation and our prices cessary effect of a free competition with foreigners in the home market would be to impoverish all classes of the community, and to lower the wages of labour as well as the profits of trade. If, on the contrary, you are determined to discharge your duty by demanding full and effectual protection to all the industrious classes—if you will show any por tion of that patriotism and public spirit which were dis played in former periods of our history, you will, upon this occasion, act without any reference to past politics, for you are aware that in both political parties there are to be found friends of native industry. You should not, however, :be ,satisfied with vague and general profes sions, and you should not bestow your confidence on any individual who will not give those distinct and posi tive pl dges which you have an undoubted r ight to ask, and which no honest man ought to hesitate i n granting. You should confide only in those persons on whose in tegrity you can entirely rely, and you should, without regard to rank, or wealth, or local influence, employ in your service those persons whose talents enable them to defend your rights, from whatever quarter they may be assailed. Act, as it is your bounden duty to do, with energy and union, with the courage and constancy which are worthy of the cause, and your triumph is secure, for you will be supported by immense and overwhelming majorities in all the industrial classes, all of whom have a common interest in opposing the' progress of free trade. lam firmly convinced that on this question the greatest possible unanimity prevails amongst all the labouring classes, who are not only the most numerous, but also the most valuable to the state, and they ought to be fully represented in the House of Commons. That you may have the happiness and honour of avert ing from our country the ruin and revolution which would be the results of free trade, and that your zealous exer tions in the cause of native industry may be crowned with complete success, is the fervent prayer of your very faithful friend, STANHOPE. - - A DEEP TRICIE.—A few days ago a young woman, apparently about twenty-five years of age, of short stature, and innocent looking, went into a haberdasher's shop in New town-row, and asked for a pair of black stockings, which were ticketed in the window at ls. 6d. The stockings were handed to her, and after a careful examination she tendered a half-sovereign in payment. The half-sovereign was weighed, pronounced to be good, and the change, amongst which were two half-crown pieces, duly handed to the pur chaser. The woman counted the change over and over, and at length said she was sixpence short, and on the shopkeeper endeavouring to explain, she said she thought the ticket only said one shilling, and pretending to be offended at what she termed an imposition on poor people who worked hard for their money, she then put down the change, and insisted upon having her half-sovereign back. The shopkeeper, somewhat nettled in her turn, returned her the money, with an observation that she had little to thank her for, which indeed was the case, for, on looking over the change previous to replacing it in the drawer, she found that her artful and unprofitable customer, who had quitted the shop, had sub stituted a bad half-crown for a good one, with which she had got clear away. The poor haberdasher had taken her first lesson in what is called " ringing the changes."—Nottingban t Journal. 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Persons desirous of obtaining the above work, and not wishing to apply to a bookseller for the same, may, to insure secrecy, have it direct trop the Authors, by enclosing 3s. Cd., or Postage Stamps. " The best of all friends is the professional friend, and In no shape can he be consulted with greater safety and secrecy than in " Luca 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 ease, and enclosing the usual fee of 11. for advice. LYMINGTON. (From the Hampshire Independent.) We subjoin another interesting and instructive letter relative to Mr. Mackinnon's position as a candidate for this borough : TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CONSERVATIVE SOCIETY OF LY MINGTON. Arnewood House, Jan. 27th, 1846. Gentlemen,—l think it right to lay before you a letter from Lieutenant Colonel Pringle Taylor, to the Hon. William Hare, having obtained that gentleman's permission to do so.—l remain, yours, very faithfully, F. R. WEST. Copy of a letter from Lieut.-Colonel Pringle Taylor to the Honourable William Hare. 118, Rae de Faubourg, St. Honora, Paris, 23d January, 1846 My dear Hare,—l am much obliged to you for send ing me the printed correspondence between Mr. Mac kinnon and Mr. West. The introeuction of my name by Mr. Mackinnon in the letter he has circulated at Lymington, is really aplacaree candidate, and to to of organize the eject him, would ha ve been carried out, but for Colonel Conservatives annoying. In that letter, he says to Mr. West that he was in formed by me that Mr. West called upon me, offered Now, I beg to sta te that Mr. W est did not call upon me, offer me the se at, and ur g e me to come forward ; m fo e rw th ar e d s . eat for the borough , and ur ge d me t o come and lamat a los s to ima g ine what Mr. Mackinnon could be thinking of when he said that I informed him that he did so. The only commun ication that I ha d with Mr. Mac kinnon about the bo rou g h was in Ma y , 1843 , when he condoled with me o n the recent death of Colonel; and I Shedd to e l n d , ho that t anothert o ok are w and said, the loss wasn a severe one to hi m; I replied, him mor e th s i the Pe perhaps , t movement oPssupport Shedden's very decide d conduct on the occasion.—He replied, I don't know wh y West should be so hostile to me. I had not mentio ned Mr. West's n ame , having pur- . posely abstained from doing so, and hi s b e i ng thus named first by Mr. Mackinnon d id at surpri se me, b ut only f or a tha 3.t brief moment, as I instantly recollected that Mr. West's course had been open and above board ; th at h e h a d him self formally applied, in writing, to the Carlton, for a candidate acceptable to that party, to replace Mr. Mackinnon; and I at once saw that that application, as 1 affecting Mr. Mackinnon 's interests so nearly, must, as a matter of course, have been communicated to him by those to whom it was addressed. I feel it necessary to transmit copies of this commu nication both to Mr. Mackinn on and M r . West.—l re main, my dear Hare, yours most sincerely, (Signed) PRINGLE TAYLOR. We are assured that Earl Talbot has signified his in tention to give his cordial support to the measures proposed by Sir Robert Peel. Lord Talbot, we believe, farms from 1,500 to 2,000 acres of land, chiefly arable. It is confidently reported that Lord Talbot, foreseeing that his avowed senti ments may not be acceptable to the Staffordshire Agricul tural Protection Society, of which he is president, has signi fied a wish that this dice may be entrusted to other hands.— Times. s The ship Success, which left th e r i ver severa l d a y since, having, when off Margate, got on shore, during her outward• bound voyage to Calcutta, has, in consequence of being in a leaky state, been obliged to return to the West India Docks, where her cargo, consisting of British produce and manufactures, will be re-landed, to enable her to go into dry dock 0 be repaired, previously t o resum i ng h er voyage. Yorkshire. 2d Regiment of West Yorkshire Militia—Major C. J. Brandling to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Hildyard, whe retires; Captain J. S. Compton to be Ma jor. vice Brandling, promoted; R. S. Cerro], Esq. to be Captain, vice Viscount Pollington, who retires ; F. W. D. Bland, Esq. to be Captain, vice Compton, promoted ; C. Sherrard, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Nash, deceased; E. Walker, Gent., to be Lieutenant; R. Alderson, Gent., to be Ensign and Assistant Surgeon ; H. C. Wardle, Gent., to be Ensign; T. Watson, Gent., to be Ensign; F. Hope, Gent., to be Ensign; F. Dodd, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 29. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant - and Sheriff Principal of Ayrshire. Ayreshire Militia.—W. F. Hamilton, Esq., to be Captain, vice P. B. M. Macredie, resigned; Q. Macadam, Gent., to be Ensign, vice L. Campbell, promoted ; J. Crichton, Gent., to be Ensign, vice J. G. Hay, removed to the Line; J. F. Gairdner, Gent., to be Ensign, vice W. Gemmell, promoted; W. F. Fullerton, Gent., to be Ensign, vice F. M`Pherson, re signed, Jan, 19. WHITEHALL, J. 29. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Thomas Husband Gill, of Devonport, in the county of Devon, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. Joseph Burne, linen-factor, Myddleton-square, Middlesex, to surrender Feb. 10, at two, and March 17, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's place, Old Jewry ; Bridger and Blake, London-wall; Dodge, Liverpool Joseph Henry Nail, builder, John-street, Tottenham court-road, Feb. 11, and March 11, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street buildings; Thrupp, Winchester-buildings, Broad street. John Season Burgess Budgett, surgeon, King-street, Cam den-town, Feb. 12, at eleven, and March 17, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquad, official assignee, Old Jewry-chambers ; Armstrong and Jones, Red Lion-square. Samuel Archer, woollen manufacturer, Rochdale, Feb. 18, and March 11, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, George-street, Manchester; Norris, Allen, and Simpson, Bartlett's -buildings, Holborn ; Heaton Rochdale. James Stuttard, cotton-spinner, Manchester, Feb. 16, and March 10, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Gregory, Faulkner, Gregory, and Skirrow, Bedford-row, London ; Hampton and Son, Manchester. • John Massey, grocer, Manchester, Feb. 13, at eleven . , and March 6, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court.'' Hob son, official assignee, Manchester ; Bower and Son, Chan cery-lane, London ; Barratt and Janion, Manchester. Richard Harvey, grocer, Chasewater, Cornwall, Feb. 18 and March 18, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Herna man, official assignee, Exeter ; Stogden, Exeter ; Kiddell, and Co., Lime-street, London. George Patmore Payne, chronometer manufacturer, Liver pool, Feb. 17, and March 13, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Chester and Co., Staple Inn ; Hine, Liverpool. John Evans, dealer in guano, Liverpool, Feb. 17 and March 13, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Caze nove, official assignee, Liverpool; Walker, Fumival'a Inn, London ; Bradley, Liverpool. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. S. Rhodes, worsted spinner, Bradford, Yorkshire—first div. of 2s. 6d. in the pound, on any Monday, at the office of Mr. Young, Leeds. J. Wood, merchant, Sadilleworth, Yorkshire—first and final div. of 2s. 6d. in the pound to those who have not before received, and a final div. of id. in the pound to those who have, on any Monday, at the office of Mr. Young, Leeds. W. Chaloner, tailor, Lincoln—first div. of 4s. in the pound, on any Monday, at the office of Mr. Young, Leeds. J. itawsthorne, drysalter, Manchester—first div. of 9id. in the pound, on Tuesday, Feb. 17, or any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Pott, Manchester. J. Whitlow, laceman, Manchester—final div. of 3jd. in the pound, on Tuesday, Feb. 17, or any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Pott, Manchester. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. C. Hawkins, grocer, Spitalfields, Fab. 25, at twelve— W. Gibbs, stone mason, Andover, Feb. 23, at eleven. In the Country. J. Hayward, bookseller, Manchester, Feb. 25, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. W. H. Taylor, timber dealer, Piccadilly, Oct. 16—W. Vickers, billbroker, Moorgate- street, City, Feb. 25—8. Pur nell, vinegar dealer, New-street, Turner-street, Stepney, Feb. 27—F. Cordaroy, hatter, Liverpool, Feb. 24—G. Coates, apothecary, Hart-street, Bloomsbury, Feb. 24—W. L. Kelly, printer, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, Feb. 24—E. Knyvett, musicseller, Great Stanmore, Feb. 24—W Hay and J. A. Titterton, oilmen, London-road, Feb. 24—E. Turner, chemist, Princes-street, Soho, Feb. 24—8. Wade, tailor, Strand, Feb. 24—G. Sheraton, corn merchant, Hartlepoel, Feb. 24 C. Brogden, bookseller, Lincoln, Feb. 24—C. Mottram, Manchester warehouseman, Wood-street, City, Feb. 24. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Barnes, J. Simpson, and E. Barnes, merchants, Token house-yard (so far as regards J. Barnes)-- r .J. and E. Hors man, haberdashers, Cheetham, Lancashire—C. W. Crowdy and R. Brown, surgeons, Brixton hill—P. Harrison and J. Sherwin, ivory workers, Manchester—T. Turner and J. Walker, wool merchants, Rochdale—J. Perry and T. D. Per rott, coach builders, Bristol—S. Mann and J. Clarke, mus tard manufacturers, llull—D. E. Forbes and W. R. Drake, attorneys, Warnford-court, City—J. Standen an J. Broad ridge, builders, Boughton, Rent—T. Landon and - J. Walker, military tailors, Jermyn-street, St. James's—S. and J. W. Martin, salt merchants, Poole—J. Warrington and J. Rae, tea merchants, Liverpool—W. Standfield, W. Newbould, and H. Johnson, general merchants, Sheffield (so far as regards H. Johnson)—R. Lewis and F. H. P. Morland, tailors, Mad • dox-street, Hanover. square—E. Matthews, T. French, and R. Ellay, printers, Liverpool—E. Atkinson and R. Massey, spinners, Beela-mills, Westmoreland—C. Cheney, W. Trego, and J. Trego, silk manufacturers, Basinghall-street (so far as regards W. and J. Trego)—W. H. Winter and W. S) mons, builders, Plymouth—Z. Waites and A. Seymour, milliners, Wakefield—C. Patch and C. M. Webb, brickmakers, Acton —J. Parr and W. L. Trippett, cardmakers, Manchester—B. Evans and J. Sherwin, iron founders, Norton Folgate—E. Hulme and J. Sadler, cotton manufacturers, Stockport—G. E. Deeley and J. Clarke, Osborne-street, Whitechapel—W. Labrey, J. Whitlow, J. Labrev, and T. Dyson, tea dealers, Manchester (so far as regards 1. Labrey). SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. Gar 2, dner a and theoffice o Mr.o bricklayers,ungGlasgow. Glasgow, w Feb. 9 and March __ Dukedom and the estates of agriculture than the heir to the a L i t o i r n d g G i n l e t n h l e y o r o n o m has f Lordaccepted ar d vi t e e k e .o interestedffi e Ase t o h f ere jn a r r d e few i proprietors in Scotland more deeply n W in the welfare acceptance nd o i f c f al ffi i h on ce t a li t at t h n e is , as an The Hull Packet states that two Provincial Committee lrweesnnly—siodnTe'rsimedes.as an. i agr i :culturi a st, h feels ea n ch o b il e p e p n re s h erv enst ed on wi o th atbeourtesonul:huonf hundred of cal THE LATE EXPLOSION IN LAMBETH.—COZONER'S period d r l ia Ministe ria l measu res.—Times. : ry e d a s a bG v e u e writs ! j2(QUEST.—On Monday an inquest was held at Guy's Hospital, before Mr. Payne, on the bodies of John Smith. and Robert Spiers, two of the unfortunate individuals who perished from an explosion in King-street, Lambeth-walk, on Friday last. George Randall deposed that the deceased were in the em ploy of Mr. Darby, firework-maker. About two o'clock on Friday witness was in the cellar of the house, No. 15, King street, Lambeth-walk. The deceased and two others of the name of Kenyon were engaged in making stars, consisting of a composition of saltpetre, sulphur, and antimony, which was wetted with gum, and the whole mixed together in an earthenware pan. The stars were made from the composi tion by a mould. Witness had left the house about eight minutes when the catastrophe took place. Ry the Coroner— I should judge there was about a hundredweight of composi tion in the cellar when the accident happened ; there was a fire in the cellar, but no candle. By the jury—The men were sober at the time ; they were in the habit of smoking in the cellar, but none of them were doing so when I left. Mrs. Kenyon, the mother of one of those who perished, deposeci— She was on the premises when the explosion took place ; the flames came up from the cellar into the passage. Witness, the female Hailes, and the child Ainger, escaped through the flames ; the two latter are now i n a hopeless condition. A few minutes before the explosion, her son William (dead) came to her for a candle, which she gave him, but it was not lit at the time. Witness cannot account for the origin of the calamity. Mr. Darby and other witnesses were examined, but none could state the origin of the catastrophe. Verdict— " Accidental death." 1 • • 4,4 • ( 111111111111 r" . 'l , - • • - -.44,6; ‘ , .- • 0 - . il k , , ( 4 1 4 ' - _ 4 -I).trti ' - 4, 7 WEST RI ING ELECTION. LEEDS, FEB. 2.—Owing to ill health, Mr. G. Lane Fox, at the advice of his physician and friends, has declined the honour of representing the constituency. Mr. Fox has addressed a letter to the electors announcing his resignation. He gives his reasons for so doing In the fol lowing words 1 "TO THE ELECTORS OF THE WEST RIDING OF TORKSIIIRR. " Gentlemen,—Since my interview with Mr. Busfeild For rand, on the 28th of last month, I have consulted with my friends and medical adviser, and it is their decided opinion, that in my present state of health it would not be advisable for me to take my seat in Parliament if elected. Under these circumstances, I beg leave to thank those friends who have interested themselves on my behalf, and hope they will put themselves to no further trouble on my account.—l have the honour to be, gentlemen, your obedient servant, " Bramham, Feb. 2, 1846. " G. L. FOX." Mr. Ferrand has addressed the following letter to the friends of native industry : "At a moment when our success was approaching to a cer tainty, we are doomed to the bitter disappointment of being deprived of our leader, Mr. Fox, by the decided opinion of his friends and medical adviser, that in his present state of health it would not be safe for him to take his seat is Par liament when elected. " He has just laid this decision before me, and I consider myself in duty bound to inform the inhabitants of the West Riding that, under these circumstances, I do not consider I should be justified in taking any further part in the present contest, for I could not introduce (now that the election is so near at hand) any other candidate to their notice, with a sufficient prospect of success, to justify me in going to a poll. "This being the case, I shall withdraw from further oppo sition to Lord Morpeth, consoled with the conviction that I at least have done my duty in endeavouring to rescue the Riding from becoming A 1 in the list of nomination boroughs at the disposal of the Manchester cotton lords. " I cannot conclude this address without expressing my warmest and most grateful thanks to the working-men of the West Riding, who have so nobly, so gallantly, so de votedly rallied round me during the last week, although the black book' was suspended over their heads. " Their conduct at Leeds I have already proclaimed to the world ; at Bradford they boldly and successfully defended the platform on which I stood against the repeated attempts to invade it that were made at the expressed orders of the mill owners and their supporters; at Huddersfield they rose as one man and rescued me from the hands of the millowners themselves, after they had attempted to push me off the plat form, and had commenced a cowardly and brutal assault upon me; but n t content with this expressien of oe'd English feeling, they formed themselves into a body-guard, And es corted me to my hotel. " I need not inform them that through good report and through evil report I will stand by their order, and continue to expose the tyranny and oppression under which they groan. " Lord Morpeth will now go to Parliament, not as the re presentative of the West Riding, but as the tool of a body of men whose cruelties to, and oppression of, their factoryslaves, he, on the 27th of June, 1832, thus denounced in the House of Commons:—' There have been revealed to us (before Sadler's Ten Hour Bill Committee) facts not of single occur rence, but of established practice, of which I cannot speak in any terms short of horror.'—l have the honour to be, fel low-countrymen, yours very faithfully, " 13. FERRAND. " Central Committee-room, Royal Hotel, "Leeds, Feb. 2, 1846." LORD FARNHAM. The following letter has been addressed to the editor of a Dublin paper by Lord Farnham, who, it will be remem bered, declined to second the address in the House of Lords : " TO THE EDITOR OF THE DUBLIN EVENING PACKET. "My dear Sir,—l beg to call your attention to a passage which occurs in the Dublin Evening Post of Thursday last. I do so in justice to my public character. " The passage which I refer to is as follows He (Lord Farnham) had just set his seal to the Protestant Alliance — he had just issued a manifesto to the Orangemen of Ireland —he had just (apparently) declared war to the knife against the pro-Popish Premier.' " The above statement is, in every respect, totally at vari ance with the truth. "1. I have never set my seal to the Protestant Alli ance.' lam not a member of, nor am I connected with, that body. "2. I am not a member of the Orange Society, nor have I been so since 1834, when I was one of the most strenuous of its members in recommending its dissolution. Since that time I have never issued any manifesto (or address) to the Orangemen of Ireland,' unless, indeed, to urge upon those in my own county, on several occasions, the advice of a former member of their body—that they should abstain from their annual processions, and from any conduct which (without compromise of principle) might tend to irritate their Roman Catholic fellow-countrymen ; and I have had the satisfaction of feeling that my advice has invariably been attended to. "3. I beg to disclaim having, either actually or apparently, ' declared war to the knife against the pro-Popish Premier. My steady attachment to Protestant principles is well known. 1 never have compromised them, and I have no intention of ever doing so. At the same One I claim to myself the right (without incurring the distrust of those whose good opinion I value) of giving my support to her Majesty's Government, as far as I can do so consistently with my own conscientious principles. " I do not consider myself at liberty to state the reasons which induced me to decline seconding the Address iii answer to the Speech from the Throne; but this I may say, that they had reference solely to the question of corn. " Believe me, my dear Sir, yours faithfully, " London, Jan. 27." " FARNHAM. !ACCIDENT CI THE 191 IDLANDS. —On Saturday night an accident occurred on the Midland Railways, near the Clay-cross station, which, had not the train been going very slow at the time, must have thrown the carriages off the line, when in all probability the most serious results would, , Aave occurred. Vie Parliamentary train left the Derby station at five o'clock, for Leeds, and as soon as the train had - emerged from the tunnel at Clay-cross, about five miles from Chesterfield, it came in eantart with a large bar of iron which was lying across the rails, supposed to have been dropped from a luggage train ; the bar struck a door of one of the carriages, in which there were several passengers, and broke it completely off, without injuring any person, and afterwards twisted round one of the axles of a carriage. The accident occurred close to the station where the train was about to stop; the steam being shutoff at the time, the train was consequently going slow. The passengers were greatly alarmed, but were immediately transferred to another car riage, when the train proceeded towards its destination. THE ROYAL STAG HOUNDS.—The celebrated deer Snowdrop afforded an excellent run on Monday, the meet taking place at Sunninghill-wells, and the turti-out at the Obelisk. Upon being uncarted, Snowdrop took away towards Swinley, crossing the bog on the Bracknell-road, to Chevy downs, and thence to Sir John Walsh's Park, where after running a ring, it doubled to the right to Lady Mal ' colm's, on to Hawthorn-hill, through Sheerlock-street, to Twyford, where the hounds were called off in consequence of the country being under water in almost every direction. The run up to this point, which was at a racing pace, over a country rendered extremely heavy from the late rains, occu pied upwards of two'hours and a half. The deer was secured at Hare Hatch, about a couple of miles from Twyford. Tho fixture for to morrow (a bye-day) has been ap,_,ointed to take place at Garrard's-cross, at half-past eleven. Tho meet on Friday will be at Salt-hill. SERIOUS CAB ACCIDENT IN PARLIAMENT-STREET.- - On Monday afternoon, between; two and three o'clock, a cab accident occurred in Parliament-street, to James Bradshaw, a cabman. lie was driving a spirited horse along Charing cross, when the animal set off into a furious gallop, in spite of all exertions of the driver, until it arrived in Parliament street, opposite Charles-street, when the wheels of the cab came in violent collision with a country waggon. The shock was so great, that the poor driver was thrown with great violence from off his box to the ground. At the moment an omnibus passing, the wheels of it passed over his legs, caus ing a shocking compound fracture of the right leg, and frac turing the other. He was removed to the Westminster Hospital. ATTEMPTED MURDER NEAR LIVERPOOL.—(From a Correspondent.)—On Saturday evening, about seven o'clock, as a young gentleman, named Collinson, aged 19, was pro ceeding along the road to Cabbage Hall, a village two miles from Liverpool, he was suddenly attacked by a tall man, who gave him a blow on the temple, which instantly prostrated him. A blacksmith coming up at the time, sa w a dash, and heard a slight report, and at the same t ime a man running away. He pursued, but the ruffian esca p ed into the fields. At first, it was supposed that Mr. Collinson was shot; but, was not caused by a gun .shot, the on examination, there is reason ht t , o t c b o , n , ca lud b e lu t n h t at in th st e ra w m oun ent d , a ta r s , t was otu suppose ot enemy ne h e e amn o N b N: j i e loi c t t h o e f t h e assailant, the wor ld. It is possible, r consequence of the la,nisdtetlhweiptiotleicceaapreenoftohpeincalopnetxhpaitedingblionw was given with a e f l r l o ti m twio t s t i u l le l a dd n t i : ffia a p n cpu h el he may have be e n piietaken mot i v e, for the .young gen concuss i on . Robbery, and, for another. SALMON FISHING.—The fishings for the season, north of the Tweed, commence on the Ist of February, and we are glad to say that the prospects are good. The bailiffs on the Conon report that they never saw more clean fish, and the accounts from the Ness, &c., are equally encouraging. We believe there is no ice north of Aberdeen, which will be a great inconvenience. Captain Munro commences on the Conon on Monday.—Ross-shire Advertiser. A NEW CULINARY VEGETABLE.—We have been in the habit of eating the leaves of the rhubarb plant for many years, and seeing that the fruit stalks of this vegetable were counted as waste, I thought it very likely that they were the better part of the plant, and I now find that the pouches of unopened flowers bear the same relation to the leaves of rhubarb that cauliflowers do to cabbage leaves, and may be obtained in great abundance, and that at a time (April) when all kinds of vegetable are valuable. The pouches of flower buds are of a beautiful colour when dressed in the same manner as rhubarb is dressed, and resemble the inside of a fig; the flavour is milder than that of rhubarb stalks, but 1 do not look upon it so much in the light of an article for making tarts of, as I do for its use as a boiled vegetable, to be used like brocoli. Let no man take my opinion of this matter, but let every one judge for himself as soon as the flower stems show themselves. M a matter of course, the plants should be grown in rich ground, and the pouches to be crisp should be got very young, and will require some care in cooking.—Correspondent of the Gardener's Gazette. ATTEMPT TO MURDER THE GOVERNOR OF A GAOL. —On Monday the Police Gazette contained the offer of si reward of 2001. for such information as would lead to the apprehension and conviction of the person or persons who , on the night of the 9th ult., maliciously shut at Mr. Shep pard, governor of the Wakefield House of Correction, wY!',!: he was proceeding along Back-lane, at Wakefield. i__T.- by Mr. Sheppard, and 1001. by her Majesty's Governin . e'' . g de- DOVER CLIFFS.—The late heavy rains tached small portions of the cliff overhanging memorialthe signed Snargate-street, and the Admiralty-yard, to a Captain Mercer, ha b v o in ttom of by several of the inhabitants was scra r epresentation to the R.N., who forwarded the same witl n i avnTeyed by the Board Admiralty. The cliff has since b i e t e is proposed to scarpe oft we hope to see shortly of Ordnance, and we understand. it about 40,000 tons of elial! 1 carried into effeet.—Darer "` g raph. s rcely a day during the week hag passed wit hou tWEATllEn• rain, the land, ili co consequence,tnue s e a z : - passed over t with water. The weather (I"iie sat'?" e and open, and vegetation is all astir • ex tremely m il d , . t of the country. Early leafing shrubs are as forward in bud ding a s, in other years, we have witnessed them at the be ginning of March. Prit wallflowers, and ranun cu 'drops.'eating their fragrance on th e dear FATAL ACCIDENT Saturday afternoon Mr. masters belonging to the . the dock, a height of tw and every endeavour wl without effect. Yesterda; quisition, and, after three was found, and removed ner's inqueet Docm.—On lock- Al into 'ocured, but do re body Core. Unroses, pc)l iliueeTs . --- sno;;d . s l e i r u j e 4 1 : 1 2 411tr ... 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