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r elf• o i IP* r in t e 41g—bpi ,81 0 1 t dde ne 7 01 ,1°tY Str i Wll O o f 0 4 lCti°S pr iLl i ' V °Pe‘ BO :4 I st°f4 ado -110YAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. R ,, ,__ PE RMISSION.—PROFESSOR ei„„a3.-----KKNBEIN'S GUN COTTON, recently before the public, is LECTURED on, with other ex diffcring from all other spe the el..s'9llll3ounds, by Dr. RYAN, daily at Half past Three ; and on Th." 9 10 of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Ttranneiple of the EL , CTRTC TELEGRAPH DEMONSTRA -11/eitoY Professor BACHHOFFNER. In the ONYEIYDRO , GEN t howi SeOP E is exhibited specimens of the DISEASED POTA fOr, litk,,,F4uttings of the Tubers on& Leaves, together w h itl ii Ne_ It s . 1-;ti:ETIVE INSECT, supplied by . - ). Charles 1211 Art No EX PE RI M TS, Ak ili S e n D )e l e gS l. o ' l lt VlNG T ). ? 1E WS, Sinith , &e. Admission ls. Schools, half-price e t)l4 E ll l . iN'S CASINO de VENISE and BAT. 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" A-N r begs most respectfully to return his best thanks te Dtiti alturai tron „, and commercial friends in particular, and to the hi n m g .`"eral, for the increased and increasing support conferred uktelttl' and to merit which it; ill be his constant endeavour and , 4 (.7o ol :g . study. eguretial g e ntlemen will at the Monson's Arms find aecomrno -44 exe4` to any house, however celebrated for commercial resort Ittl4lellergs"b c ommercial room, well aired beds, and good stabling. Z i n ti on. Y railway visiting the ancient city will receive every ° NIP .Arte se o ls to and f ront the railway stat i on on th e arr i va l an d ern,_r 2R each train. 1846. jR~EAREAD DOCK COMMISSIONERS. or l l l l' Eirk e ,, — ,, LOANS OF MONEY. ney f 'ead . Dock Commissioners are ready to receive Loans 11 4 il ets of r p per !oez d; live or seven years, under the authority of J sl .est arliament at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. The Fe j. c .:,be Paid half-yearly, on the Ist of January and I st of te :!'!on or elsewhere, as the parties lending may pre which the O iled .4,X'sed to be lent, to be addressed to the Commissioners, Te nder for Loans:".;--Ilirkenhead, Sept. 21, 1846. By order, RICHARD HIND, See. tiObcp, p A. ,, SNOW. HILL, AND 44R INGTION-STIZEET VIADUCT COMpANY. eaPit (Registered Provisionally.) ' Y6 , ,„ 41, 20 0.900/. hi 20,000 shares of 101. each. Deposit Ils. per Share. 41 e . i i t m reeeiv_t ne'Share-ist being closed, no frther application Wth e s 'i i `:i res alid the l Directors arc now proce u edtng in the Allot-s 14e ' 5 , 184 6. (BY order) CHAS. THOMAS, Secretary. jA r I() \ A LOAN FUNI) LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26 CORNIIILL, LONDON. Capital £soo,boo:' ' i nth - "PoWered by Act of Parliament. tO 'Thbraces important and substantial advantages ”titre oees s i Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured th Of t he P o r i '' , the power to borrow, without expense or for 4kitta ° Mon ' e Y , two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Table) ; ine, t o°f s electing benefits, and the conversion of his in ktes. r4 rieea fu",iler conveniences or necessity. terms of years are granted on the lowest possible Second Edition, 3 vols„ small Bro., bound in cloth, price 2 75., THE FALL of NAPOLEON; an Historical Memoir. By Lieut-Colonel J. MITCHELL, Author of " The Lite cf Wallensteln," " 'Thoughts on Tactics," &c. " The general ability and energy of the Colonel's stale, With the high and patriotic spirit of his sentiments, authorise us in recom mending to all who relish Teal manly description and discussion an attentive perusal of 'The Fall of Napo:eon.' "—Quarterly Review. G. W. Nickisson, 215, Regent-street. One vol., small Bvo., ORATORS of the AGE. By G. IL FRANCIS, Editor of " Maxims and Opinions of the Duke of Wellington ;" comprising Portraits, Critical, Biographical ; and Descriptive, of Sr R. Peel, Lord John Russell, the Duke of Wellington, Mr. Macaulay, Lord Stanley, Lord Palmerston, Lord Lynehurs:,,. Earl Grey, Sir James Graham, Lord Morpeth, the Duke of RiehMond, Earl of Rad nor, Duke of Buckingham, Mr. Bright, Mr:Sheil, Mr. Villiers, Mr. T. M. Gibson, Mr. Wakley, Mr. T. S. Duncombe, Mr. Wyse, Mr. Hawes, Mr. H. G. Ward, Mr. Roebuck, Dr. Bowring, Sir Thomas Wilde, Lord Sandon, the Rev. 11. M`Nelle. G. W. Nickisson, .215, Regent-street. . Ilero4 re n• Nrkabi nIVISION OF PROFITS. th ,e success and increasing prosperity of the Society ta eh " l, or,u, e "'rectors, at the last annual investigation, to declare frOin 35 to 85 cted on the Profit per scale cent. on the premiums.paid "e . EXAMPLES. L_E_CAMP ES. 1% One vol., small 4t0., with Illustrations by Dalziel, fromDTawings by c , g bayil M'lan, price One Guinea. 1111 11' i'< j F 'lnn. 2 Bonus Bonus in ''' ° g Assured g POEMS and BALLADS. With Prose Introductions, de . added. Cash. 6 6 E may scriptive of the Manners and Superstitions of the Scottish High i'•••• 5; (D Borrow. Lander. By Mrs. D. OGILVY. t 4 '......"••••-• • a F.- , 1 "I 100 0 -. I. d. r .837,, , • charming hi a word."—Morning Chronicle. , 17 15 1 XlOO 011 £l6 . 0 tki2 . 0 , 0 . 2 . 183 AI 1 ta.s w .. G. W. Nickisson, 215, Regent-street. li 4 ooo r 8 4 4 L 8374217 15 1 1 .£100 011 £l6 0 41X445 0 0 1838 192 3 0 87 1 4 13 10 21 395 11 1 39 165 11 10 74 1 9 11 3 1( 346 2 3 1840 116 7 6 54 018 718 10 1 296 13 4 18 41 111 6 8, 49 10 0 710 4 1 247 4 5 °- Uou Of 4i. .'"JUIS annual , and the next will be made in —4 Pretext year. P. FERGUSON CAMROUX. Secretary. i t h , Lie A N .,. 4° t ) ,•, 7( .. 1 , 0,-, 11 „ LIFE INSURANCE OFFICE, yls. --u-isA RD-STREET, and 57, CHARING-CROSS, p 4. o 1 1 1 ). Established 1797. li i .bertZ Atti mad DIRECTORS. •I" ore , Esq M p ,iit ~,t,,_ eY Barcla " • . J. A. Gordon,Esq.,M.D.,F.R.S. / tlll lV ' (1 7;t s q, P.lt Esq ' Kirkman p. Hodgson, Esq. k i ," . . b avi _ Is, t art. • • Richard H. Lawrence, Esq. i i 4 54 411 E8 q. J. Petty Muspratt, Esq. i k4 te l aer e i' Esq. Charles Hampden Turner, Esq. -t I N till t ,,a- Na n of ~, Matthew Whiting, Esq. I se;tepti "e re e i ~ this Office offers to parties about to effect nsu tit la ; . of of which the system of Life Assurance 1 , 1 . Y. with out 140sp eo t heliabilityof partnership, or the risk of in tf,,,Nti4s and every information may he obtained on application • ' and Principal ' rto the Agents of the Company appointed in town in the kingdom. It. TUCKER, Secretary. Attrß op 14 11 11' " ) SC 'ME °L ITAN LIFE ASSURANCE , ri „ tilt„ Ty IsT 'tifi, , e ~,, •-fieftg', m 3, PRINCES-STREET, BANK. til•ao m -- .- th e ~,, oereby give notice to Members whose Premiums lle i i ., lr ty ( 4 3 ,` s m ef JANUARY next, that the same must be paid 4t or 4 , 1 ' 11 '114 4 a fr om that date. It ~,,..l e li k L ar 3'4n l ; e PaYable yearly, half-yearly, or , quarterly, on the 11:,„ - ',"ers. - B e rk' a." April, sth of July, and sth of October, either is., -- ',2ers, n 4er sorli'leonstitutes the commencement of the year to ''" , aal -4 the 5 ' "" t erefore desirous of entering the Society, h r ON. ,et tt i "I Of .T '. 'Il " go, eOm January next, should appear, or lodge - t their ~,,,Prent •ety, for ce, on or before that day. l ietle tk e to th, b mutual and general assurance, appropriates all 11'1111 % 1 ? or ur e "lt Of parties assuring their own lives for the 111 th e •It a° been ° as Members of the Society. An abatement of %I C ' it r tf.A. -Ma de at the rate of 45 per cent. for the year end -1441,1b Pill, 1847, under the confident expectation of a con prit-1 4 417 p n w t a a rci t :hat rato, at least, to all Members of five years' 411 tre e t ~ __ RI CHARD HEATIIFIELD, Superintendent. . I. • atitic ' - "auk, Dec. 12, 1846 . A AL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL h • e leir IN-0. ILIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, I t} b e b aorm nar . Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury. . Society 115,,,145y of tit th Y General Meeting of the Proprietors T of t i, his nxt vs of ‘ , l ,t annn e Office, In Great Russell street, o n LT I,:4lo''cla- nary ensuing, at Twelve o'clock precisely , for the 'pur -1,/ 'AIR "ng a 130N13.1.0at of the Profits which 1 1 . , h av e accrued th Ile , fler a i - the s oc i e ty during the FA e years en - , e ao th .usines, of S, lit iv b ; 1 846, and at that Meeting the Persons Assured have 411'l lI t 'll a h, r'le li n e g etrg ese N ' vti be made special, in order that the '2 ,1 7,- 4 1 , tilfe,--a, take Into consid. ration the expediency of anrn mg t 'elet . '„k Part of the existing laws, regulations, and provisions of 4, Pursuant to the Deed of Constitution. Nelli e GEORGE li. PINCKARD, Secretary. 1 6, 1846. AT io , „,_ AL PROVINCIAL BANK OF Th e G - -ND. 112, BISHOPSGATE-STREET. & , b114p.c. 1 , , st 'LA -1173 d o Z it S ~ the NATIO NAL 5 . per Cent., filer give anti th at P D I IT I) er, 1846, wiurbAnnum for e t e t; TtO n d V o I n N . 'C E T I AT, 1 13 4 ' A I N B 4 K 6 'of ht".,fter the 1 ith Januaryry e lia - PANY'S STOCK on rate e- PL I "utained ' - .._ 04 .thelat CO h ie ~. at th e c 0.... he_xt, when the Dividend th a e t t 3 h l e st Warrants will l'h e ~rterent Bra n 'Pany's Office 112, Bishopsgate-street, or Ntie it tr ausfer no o k s ehe !L Tuend becomes . until th e b,,,,_Yral be closed on and after Thursday, the 24th payable. • .. , •3' order of the Court of Directors, D AN I•. ROBERTSON, Agent and Manager _., U RA kt 4 tit: for i Y. eic—r WESTERN RAI-LW-A- N2 P3 l . lrß s t a l it lg!T m A a r k , i M ng E l N 2 T l. o lo f . 2 . l. p l a a id s . . PER SHARE r,r Ni, t ors of the G reat . Western Rai'Way having resolved, _at r.ktrii,4eeid this day, to Call, under the provisions of Shares, 4 , 3 ;I or% h_ce)reby !i r e e 2 1 . ilt, for an Instalment *l'2l. 10s. per Share, on 251 to given, that the Proprietors are requested ilv ' _ 4 ea eo T re the ath day of JANUAII7 next, to any of th . e under -1,:_25/. c;,l'ankers, the said sum of 21. 10s. en each of then' respec- Noigkres viz. : k t4toi '•• „Messrs. Glyn, Ilallifax, Mills and Co., at the Great Wester n Railway-office, 29, G res h am - street, C i ty. 3 ••Messrs. Miles, Ita r f or d , and Co. lessr. Bantle, Ameß, and Co. 1 .1),_ Stuekey ' s Bankin,, COmpany. t t po r ,i . The West of England and South Wales District Bent. ke ttk e4 hatt; • •Thi ' B ank 01 Liverpool.' , The County of Gloucester Bank. ' •• Uessrs. BJ. and C. S ymonds an d C o. y order of the Board of Directors. "" Ter IA CLIARLES NDERS, Secretary. I nu; Paddington, Dec. A 3, . S AU 1846. i 'llt AT % 4 4, r o 1 d VESTERN RAILWAY. ~, „ r .ECONI) INSTALMENT of 2/. 103. PER SHARE )t.ti n uirect oi ." 4 171. SHARES; :making 41. 105. PAID. It it 'll qh ,t held tt s i ," the Great Westzrn Ralway, having resolved at a t.9ike",N, hereby 's daY, to e,all ofduner the provisions of the Acts of l l ' her 4•' lierabyau instalment 2/. 10s. per shale on 171. shares, 1;1 14 d g the g ul g i Xeh, that the Proprietors are requested to i pay on L'•el ) . kilte r , „ ' ,5 3 - of JANUARY next, to any of the . inn er-me i '441 'res vi z ' "le said sum of 21. 10s. on each of their respective ca , ....._ 1 41 .. Measr ' - • " Ito t . - E , . Glyn, liallifax, Mills• and Co., at the Great • ... M ,I%esterit Railway °Rice, 29, City. 0 :!' Miles, Harfonl and Co. Gresham-street, 144, Stu 5 . l!aillie, Ames and Co. Banking Comp - abY ti i .No w .. Thest Viieta i . .. T he , ° England and SonthWales District Bank. I. ahi..T, auk of Liverpool. . "Z .... l i'e . County of Gloucester Bank. Q. ",.• j• and C. Simonds and Co. L end , • .3' order Of the Board of Directors, - Terminus „ CHARLES A. SAUNI)ERS, Secretary. 0N I) -, raddington, 3d December,lB46. 1 .4 It" AND NoRT H-WESTERN 1•1 -kli..N .a., i • 0 V - (SDIJTHERN DIVISION). .) t , 1CE....... 1 ,_ AL•r xit: - , . - NB -ue p b' , TON 01. .TR IINS. 'I n it , ka n e .. ill i t .,, It., tb tf .,,,e am informed.thal - . on and after the Ist of hlli, - "Way ,,aotving Alterations will be made in the Trains ' , l v ; Trai n no ' 1 /EDFOPD BRANCH. Ti re i hn - I LW lea ! ' will leave at 11 Ran., at 11,,,, -v•tig London at 10.45 a.m. Itt iiv trai - .mord at about 1.45 p.m. • • ~l ' ig at 4 ,, n °W leaving London at 4 p.m. will leave at 3.45 p.m., ii. 4 Arai„ - "edford at abimt 6 p.tn. 4 Tii t e l to - :: . in leave lileteliley at 3.15 p . m., arriving at Bedford at 'll .k y hig r . 4l . , l now leaving Bedford at 10 a.m. will leave at 9.45 a.m., 1 t a s ,tieq t ",,,` London at about-I2 noon. - '0 i .." 41 kisi will leave Bedford at 11.50 a.m., arriving at London 1 , 11 4- ` 45 p.m., and at Birreingliam , at about 3.35 p.m. ka ,t 'r a; LEAMINGTON BRANCH. ~I .- at - , 41 now leaving Coventry for Leamington at 8.45 a.m. will kcit 1 ,-,0 a , 1•54t1 414 now leaving London for Rugby at 3.45 p.m. will leave I, l ; l 4 e•r i h.' anion now leaving Aylesbury at 10.30 a.m. will leave at 19.45 ‘ '..1% 'r i .!o? at London at about 12.30 . 1100 n. ' ' , 4 / 1 '' 4 now leaving Birmingham at 8.0 a.m. will le l a s ve m a l_ t 14- 'ari - j r r Lying at them terinediate stations and London k.. 4t0 man at pr 4 , ta u o ß n, y Istv. r o der, MARK HUISII, Manager. 24, 1846. i t itr t •fi It I ''''.-- , COLLEGE of . HEALTH, New ts'loo , t i itAp„ road, London. h At ,tclhii;.lCAL SKETCH of the HYGEIST, with the reasons ' 4• o4 ' v LI --, alehe discovery of the Hreian System of Mechem a and lii t e, a 1t ' 4 lle '4lleri Universal : Medicines , after thirty-five years' Inca ;l% h o s A tor . hig under the medical faculty. 0 1 t t t ~_'B oll , the youngest son of Alexander Morison, E 5 .9., theci4llllv ' ° ghie in the county of Aberdeen, In the year 1710. A11i . ,." 4 3 been long krown as one of great affluence and re- I F ' : r e qad i ! . , and the late Member for Banffshire, John Morison, was , 0 11,'other of the subject of this brief sketch. 'tem usg " Wilder ketch see the abridged " Morisonlana," , th , Ic or all ti, . honors "v " ro ad, C Loi icion. y p menthers of the British College of Price 6d. kt '-. '" s " --- ----_________ 0 H ---- -- T h 1 1 t ti.„l-',S .cHRISTMAS- NOVELTIES. 1 .-41 1 tr e , ----', ‘,A.NCIES FOR PRESENTS AND USE. 0 4 41,, 4 Au t ,1,1L variety for I,4dies and G.,ntlemen at MEC t I . IF t S A"n , here and Emporium of Elegatice, 4, Leadenliall-s ß t ee , 4 ,' 1 3, ki)le t , ie May be suited the economist and luxurious. Gaga- 1001 ''' 10 s. to 15/., 'writing desks' Bs. to 201., dressiag cases macs.•A'‘'h toilw boxes 53 to 301 writing cases 10s. to 71., . Koa case 4/. to 251 tea, • chests 7s. Gd. to 8/., 9velope I , tt pie r hs_e,. inkstands iii woOd, bronze, and papier maebe Gs. to l 01 1 , 1 ', o.„,'"r%ite work tables Gt. 10s._ to 251., tea trays 10s. to 34 . uokWere,4;,N coke baskets 10s. to 41., card racks 16s. to 31., 44 (11' ',l b "m. 4/. 10s., pole screens 2/. 53. to 4/. Ito, netting tli t , ,atb,r o xes, ladies' NI 1), , lad;,,, companions in pearl, ladies maelie ~i•t i, 4,1 8 • scent CllBO4 at:et toilet - bottles, card cases, Ita ', ll cii ;2 1 Men, elegant papier mache chess tanks gold and 1 1, 4,. ; Diatq -3 , 111 every variety - good tooth brushes ' Gd. each, jkir tb tabl e ""Q sihrer desert ki;ives aud forks, Sheffield plate, , ktilrescullery, warranted razors and strops, 3s. 6d. each, , 11, t ot her a. .trid every description of fancy cutlery. With a vit- Nl.,, tl) lttors:Pcles, of which certalogiles may be had gratis. As ki t arti c ,_ ‘.'emrs e xtensively on his own premises; the quality of 2.44 ~....,sg, Is warranted. . ate. a_ ra l. new patterns after _Land seer " Waiting for the ip papier mache tableti, portfolio ' s, &c, _ _ ."--- - ,--- Z/ .. -- >-- --- -z- - -e-:„-....=-•--e_ _.,-G- - ( .. ~,,/ 4 . . _ ... . . _• THE LAW OF. LUNACY. , \ , /i 4 2 11 , ~ . . . . _ :...- .2 ... r 0 THE EDITOR OF THE SON. , ft . c4 : 1 4 14 e '(._, " i 'll'. -i' • z ' , ! ,1 :,, ' -- „,* , -II! ----- 7 - !,`,l .:;,, '''', - ' -Y ----- .1r: „imp . _ .:::. ;"--- 7 : ~,:. . ~.i , ...:,- rt i , .• \ - 1 C't - f ` * 1 '. q , ~,,,•\ 0 . '-, 4 ' 44 k ..--.., ' ' MP' • !'' ' 7 E I- j ' '•tA • • 1 - •,, , !o -,-\ .. ' • • ) 1 4r• •.. •'ll I IP I .. ~ ~..r - ,,, ,,, '• .. ,-4 / - 1 - ~7 4 ., ‘ ...,‘ ~, .- ~,,,...,„ :,-„,,,, _ t 41 ,0; 61. _ ....• - ',;; ' i _ , , a 4 i r•-• , .v . ' t 1 14 I -7 . ' 4 , / .., l '• \--...E_' 69 - cc0,v,i . . ,- ----,..-. „-, , p x ~, ~1 i , 55 , - TA ~ 7 ,,,, N_. , 4 , --__. , / t ' ' ' -..,- -,4. N, - - ":-..N.,... : 054 1 . 1 Fii jz - -.; 6 ...,_ , DI E ir. , ,,,,, p .. iIL ,-,,,,,, up ,>. .„... ..0 ROIT• ' ' 4 , - - :,- : N ' Sin,—iour paper of the 20th ult., containing an ar• tick on the law of lunacy, haring been placed in my hands, and finding therein that my name had been brought before the public in a most unjustifiable manner, I consider it incumbent on me to refute the • erroneous statements which it contains. • In the 'first instance, you assert that LordPengtan,, " declared the law of lunacy to be, that if .4,137-niedica,l, man, being the proprietor-of a lunatic asylta,74d there-' fore having a direct interest in the incarceration oi any' supposed lunatic. declare that such tAirrptisisiaik; is required to be pug utiler the care of some. One:: because? such supposed lunatic labours under it:en - talAisquskni, a certificate from the medical man fo. 'hat• fiVet,, elec t . if such c; rtificate does not forth snell '•!e;usions, i s suffi chant t o aut h or i s e 111 detentionke by of th s e .' c h er i fifi l' eate' u-tic; ot '.l a n n d : that, it th at cert ifi cate i s h ue other medical mail, stating the person . sp incarcerated is a lunatic, these two certificates are sufficient to authorise the detention for an indefinite period of such supposed lunatic." Now, Sir, I beg leave to state, that the writer of the • article in question must have been utterly ignorant of the subieet on which he commented, nor did Lord Denman utter anything of the kind in his luminoue observations. No such certificate as you describe is required trom,any " medical ma n , p ropr i etor of a lunatic asylum ; and it is, moreover, prohibi te d i n the 49th section, 8 and 9 Vi et ., c. 100, whe re i t i s c l early specified that no phy s i c i an , surgeon, or apothecary, who, or whose father, brother, son, or partner, is wholly or partly propretor ot; or a re- , gular professional attendant in, a licensed house, &e., shall sign any certificate for the reception of a patient, &e. ; that any medical man infringing this clause will be guilty of misdemeanour." • You then proc ed, Sir, to question the validity of me? dical certificates, when the nature of the delusions are not minutely specified. Such a statement is not re- , quired; for in m, st instances, when a medical man is called upon to.visit a supposed lunatic, he is an utter stranger to the party, and can only form his opinion from the incoherence of his conversation, when his ac tions are not violent ; or from the account of the patient he receives from the parties who have called him in. The law rcquii•es that the medical Men shall specify in his certificate " any fact or facts arising from his own ob servation, or from the' information of any other person, upon which he has formed a n: o pi n i on t h at the person is a lunatic," &c., &c. Therefore does • the law consider certificate, stating that the medical man came to the -conclusion that the .person he visited. Was of unsound mind - from the con versation that took place, naturally inferrin g th at suc h conversation must have L heen 'of so incoherent a:nature as to warrant the conclusion of' the person holdiegit being of an unsound mind, a sufficient document. But, even in cases where minute particulars may have been inserted in the certificate, the law does not consider the certificate as sufficient to confine a lunatic without fur ther inquiry ; end the proprietors of an asylum are obliged.to send in to the Commissioners in Lunacy copy of 'the order and certificate on which a patient was admitted within two days after the admission, that the Commissioners may themselves examine the order and certificate, and proceed to visit the patient in the event ot the order and the certificate not being in confor mity with the statute. This provision, Sir, plainly shows the incorrectness of your essertiou, that the original certificate " authorised the detention for an indefinite period of such supposed lunatic." Not only are the certificates examined by the Com missioners, but the law obliges every medical man, pro prietor of- an asylum, to enter into a case-book, or journal, the history of the patient, as far as it can be ob tained, with a statement of temperament, age, religion, profession, an account of any medical treatment to which he may have been submitted, or of the moral means em ployeel, with a weekly statement, if any mechanical means of restraint or seclusion are resorted to, specifying the nature of the patient's occupation and conversation. Now, Sir, in the case of Mrs. Rhodes, an unfortunate lady in a state of imbecility of mind, who bad assumed the name of Shuttleworth, hut for whom you seem to take much interest, this lad was examined within two days after her admission by three Commissioners, Lord Sey mour, Dr. Turner; and Mr. Proctor; she was subsequently stumbled by two more Commissioners, Dr. Pritchard and Mr. Campbell, who fouuo her labouring under Senile im becility, lied the affidavits of four medical men were prepared to meet the affidavits upo n w hi c h a wr i t of habeas corpus was applied for, o n th e pl ea o f t h e l ady not being of unsound mind—this application having been made by the person under whose care she resided, the Rev. Mr. Rowlett, the minister of St. Peter's, Pimlico, who found the unfortunate lady in a state of utter des titution—in rags, covered with ulcers and vermin, and without the common necessaries or comforts Of life; when this clergyman considee ed it his duty, as a minister and a Christian, to have the poor lady removed to a comfortable asylum; and this application to the Court of Queen's Bench to discharge the patient was made by the person under whos e care s h e h a d t h en b een found. Now, Sir, do you think that the Judges of the Court of Queen's Bench would have been justified if, on an al leged inaccuracy in the medical certificates, they had discharged this poor creature, and replunged her in her former melancholy, destitute state, because, forsooth, an Old Bailey quibbler sought to prove that a conver sation was not a tact? Moreover, this application was not made at the request or by the authority of the patient. I • I now, Sir, come to the case of Mrs. Cumming, to which you also refer, statirg "thatlhad consented to her being taken from the establishment under my core," so soon as she consented to make a disposition of her pro perty in favour of those who had set " the 0611'0 per sons" in motion. 'The certificate of the skilful persons were shown to the writer. Now, Sir, I beg leave to de clare, most unequivocally, that there is not one syllable of truth in this assertion. It is provided in the 72d clause of the Lunacy Act, that the person who signed the order for the reception of a patient, may ender such patient to be discharged. However, it is provided in the 72d section, that this discharge is not to take place if the medical atter-dant of the patient declare that such patient is dangerous. Now, Sir, in the case of Mrs. Cumming, a proposal was made by her counsel to the family, who, having acceded to it, directed me to dis charge her ; and, although convinced, as well as Sir Alexander Thomson, the experienced physician of Bed lam Hospital, the Surrey Asylum, and consulting_ physician 9f the County Asylum of Banwell, and Dr. Pritchard, a physician of European celebrity, that the lady was most decidedly of unsound mind, as I could not declare that she was a dangerous lunatic, she was ac cordingly discharged by her family. As to your. as sertion about " Dr. .Millingen beingcontent to receive the guarantee of Master Barlow and Mrs. Cumming," I am utterly at a loss to imagine what you could possibly mean to convey. Mrs. Cumming was• placed under my care by her family, according to the provision of the law. She was withdrawn from my care by her family, and I could ❑either " inearce rata" her, nor " detain" her, when legali) discharged. Your insinuation of my want of " skill" in having considered Mrs. Cumming, of unsound mind, I can assure you gives me little concern, when my name is associated 'with those of Sir Alexander Thomson and Dr. Pritchard, who were of a similar opinion, as I - feel convinced, that if the jury had net been discharged by t_he arrangement made on the proposal of the unfortunate lady's own counsel, little doubt could be entertained as to what would have been their vereEct. I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, J. G. MILLINGEN, M.D., M.A. First. class Surgeon to the Fever, and late Resident Physician of the County of Middlesex Lunatic Asylum at Ilanwell, &c. &c. &c. have further to alsi o that after failing in ob taining a writ of habeas - corpus i rotn the Court of Queen's Bench, an application was made tc a s i milar cffLet in the Court of CommAn_Pleas, which was refused in cbamLers by Mr. Justice-117111ms. York House, Battersea, Dec. 12;1846. • [We have given the above, we believe, correctly, but it is written in such an illegible hrnd, (moreover, it was _ • --- " haclicd copy," and Dr. lqi/lingen, who has for years ball in the habit of writing for the press, understands what that means,) that we are Ly no means cer tain as to the literal accuracy of the transcript. Dr. Mil lingen will perceive that we have omitted three lines which bear not at all upon his argument, and which might render it necessary for us to open our columns to another medical man in reply. —En. Sun.] a d r r gm a y po r eaut,r:eil nni n e t z a o r l:e n wfs tcth entirelydab e t eni t ic h e e v e eo c :d h t e i ot l ph d eae r nb e ddo n eeuan o t tt f hBu t opo h ofo e l n. h l c a teoh t il e re. I o : e cafm a su are sorry Hood last T sm h lected by publil subscription at the period of Mr. Hood's death. The pension of 1001 granted by tir Robert Peel mases with the decease of Mrs. Hood, who lived but a twelvemonth to enjoy it. We believe that Lord John Russell has already been applied to by the friends of the family to continue the pension to the children; but his Lordship has intimated hi; inability to comply with the request, since the pension becomes, by the death of Mrs. Hood, the property of the public. We feel confident that the wishes and intentions of the public will bo 'best answered by a new grant of the same trifling amount to the orphans, to whose departed and highly-gifted parent that public owes so large a debt of gratitude. /THE ALLEGED EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLEMENT BY A ommlssio N AGENT.—A reward has been offered this week, by public handbill, for the apprehension of Mr. Thomas Smith, lately carrying on business as a com mission agent and cotton merchant, in Strutt-street, Newmarket-buildings, and well known to the manufac turers of the town and county. It would seem from the icquiries which Mr. Chief Superintendent Beswiek in :.tituted, that the accused left Manchester at half-past eight o'clock on the night of Friday, the 4th in stant; and up to last evening we had not heard of his apprehension. We unth rstand the charge against Mr. Smith to be one of a very serious nature, in volving the fraudulent embezzlement of a sum which has been variously estimated at from 10,000/. to 16,000/., but with respect to which no eccurate information can be gleaned until the judicial investigation has taken place. The parties whose names we have heard men tioned as being the greatest losers by the defalcation are Mr. Alderman Shuttleworth, Mr. Bateson, (Liverpool), and the firm of Messrs. W. G. and J. Strutt, cotten thread manufacturers of 1/nhe, who have also a ware house in Strutt-street hit whether or not any other persons have been defrtiuth d has not. yet been made known. Mr. Smith has resided in Lower Broughton for some time, and has a family of five children.—Man chcster Guardian of yesterday, ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A POLICE -CONSTABLE: Yesterday's Government Police Gazette contained the offer of a reward of 100/. for such information as will lead to the apprehension and conviction of the individual who, in the middle of the night, shot at a police-con stable named William Summerson whilst on duty at Ryton, in the co un t y o f Durham. , We regret to announce the premature demise of the Lady Harriet HON ard, daughter of the- Earl and ' Countess of Wicklow. D ECEMBER, 17, 1846 . LONDON TH U RSDAY E .0, N 6 - 44:„ 1 - 1 -4 PRICk SD. No. 16,925. PUBLICATIONS. NEW CHRISTMAS BOOK BY MR. DICKENS. On the 19th instant, n ill be published, price Ss., small BTo., E BATTLE: LIFE A LOVE STORY. By CHARLES DICKENS. The Illustrations by Daniel Mac ; Clarkson Staunch:, R.A. ; John Leech ; and Richard Doyle. . London : Bradbury and Evans, Whitefriars. 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COOTE'S ECCLESIASTICAL PRACTICE. This day is published, in one thick vol. Bvo. price 28 s. boards. THE PRACTICE of the ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS, with FORMS and TABLES of COSTS. By HENRY 'CHARLES COOTE, • Proctor in Doctors' Commons, &c., &C. Henry Butterworth, Law Bookseller and Publisher, 7, Fleet-street. N EWRY, ARMAGH, and LONDONDERRY JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY, Notice is hereby given, that a FIRST DIVIDEND of Ten Shil lings per Share will be PAYABLE to the Scripholders in this Com pany, on and after MONDAY, the 16th day of November instant, be tween the hours of Ten and Three o'clock, en application at Messrs. Spooner. Atwood, and Co., Bankers, Lond•n. The Bank of Scotland, • • Edinburgh. The District Bank • • • • • • Liverpool, and at Thq Provincial Bank of Ireland .. Dublin, as heretofore. The Scrip must be endorsed by the party presenting it, and deli vered up to Bankers, and a receipt signed for the amount of the Di vidend ; the Banker in exchange will give a certificate of the Com pany entitling the holder to such thrthcr Dividend or Dividends as the Directors may be enabled to make upon the Anal settlement of the accounts. This arrangement has been made at the request of Scripholders residing in England and Scotland, to avoid the risk and expense of forwarding Scrip to Ireland CHARLEMONT, Chairman Newry, No. R, Trevor-hill, Nov. 4, 1R46. CUNDY'S PATENT OPEN FIRE VENTILATING STOVE. (Testimonial after one Winter's trial.) " St. John's, Fulham, May 2, 1846. "My dear Sir,—l have very-great pleasure in giving - my public testimony to the efficiency of your stove, as combining the double advantage of thoroughly warmigg and constantly ventilating any large church or building. Your invention appeared to me to be in theory all that could be desired, and I can honestly say that I have not yet discovered the point in which the practice falls short of the theory. " The area of my church is computed to be nearly 200,000 cubical feet, and, though a second stove will be required, the one already erected has fully answered my highest expectations, and realised all that you hare given me to expect. If confirmation were needed for evidence of its efficiency, I might further state that I had peculiar difficulties to contend with—that various attempts had been made, and that every attempt had proved a signal failure—that I was ex posed to the charge of boldness in attempting what had baffled others ; but that such is the power, the efficiency, and the comfort communicated by your stove, that I know not of a dissentient voice,. and have heard only of approval with unanimous consent. I might add, that I was first led to the making inquiry respect lig your stove having gathered indirectly that a disposition, not un favourable towards it, was entertained in a certain high quarter, where, on account of ability of discernment, the smallest approach to approval must carry with it great weight. "I remain, dear Sir, yours faithfully, WILLIAM G titRATT, Minister of St. John's, Fulham. " Candy, Esq." The stoves to be had of Messrs. DOWSON, 69, Welbeck-street, Cavendish-square ; where they may be seen in operation. GOLD FLAT HORIZONTAL WATCHES, gold dials, carefully finished, with engine -turned cases, jewelled in four holes, going barrel to continue the action el the watch while winding, are offered price 7% guineas. These elegant little Watches will be found to perform very correctly, and a printed undertaking is given, with fixed terms on which they will always receive any attention required. T. COX SAVORY and Co , Watchmakers, &c., 47, Cornhill (seven doors from Gracechurch-street), Londen.—N.B. Second. hand Watches purchased in exchange. FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH The manifold advantages to the heads of families from the pos session of a Medicine of known e ffi c ac y , that ma y be resorted to with confidence, and used with success in cases o f temporary sick ' ness, occurring in families more or less every day, are so oious to all, that no question can be raised of its importance to every house holder in the kingdom. From among numerous testmonlals, e ollowing is respntfully submitted:— " TO IR. THOMAS Pawl', 29, STRAND, LONDON. " .5, Cooper-street, Manchester, March 12, 1842. Sir,—l have much satisfaction in communicating to you the re sult of my experience, after repeated trials, of FRAMPTON'S PILL OF lIErALTH, and I feel it but justice to state, that in the course of many years' trial of various Aperient Medicines, I hare never found results at once so salutary and efficient in the relief o f ie th nce ; e sylstam em f rom redundant bile , &c ., &c.. with so little inconve therefore, warranted in declaring that they supply to me a means ong wanting, of being able to recommend to families,- schools, and especially mercantile men, whether at the desk or on the road, a most valuable resource In an occasional medicine. And I shall take credit to myself if, in giving this testimony, lam A nd I of making FRAMPTON'S PILLS more generally known and appreciated. " I am, Sir, respectfully yours, " WILLIAM SMITH." The unprecedentd sale of these Pills, arising from the earnest re commendations of the many thousands who have derived benefit from their use, render any lengthened comment necessary ; they are not put forth as a care for all diseases to which mankind is liable, but for Bilious and Liver Complaints, with their many well-known at tendants, Bilious and Sick Headache, Pain and Oppression known a Giddiness, Dizziness, Singing Noise in Head and Ears, Drowsiness, heartburn, Loss of Appetite, Wind, Spasms, &c e Two l o , r ac t t h h r . ee doses willi convince the afflicted of their salutary _ff . ects. The stomach will speedily regain its strength ; a healthy 4 4 - . ,01 f the Liver, Bowels, and Kidneys, will rapidly take place ; 3 g L i gt altead of listlessness, heat, pains, and jaundiced appearance, per box, also . will be ' bitya2lnd,,renewed health, the result of taking extending to good old age, accompanying each sovcrinnent : ta lre m is p of .. 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He expressed a doubt about the article, but on receiving a verbll war ranty that the spectacles were such as was represented, and on being referred to a neighbouring doctor who gave the article the most auriferous of characters, he con sented to pay 265. for its possession. He showed his parpin 'to brother dealer, who, instead of con gratulating him on his . pennyworth, hinted his strong suspicion that the article was only inferior metal gilded. Alarmed at the intimation, he tried a couple of pawnbrokers, but they wouldn't have the spectacles at "no price." He went at last to a refiner, and caused the article to be tested. The result clearly proved that the spectacles were only silver gilt. He went back to Park-street immediately, and demanded the return of his money. The imposition, as he alleged, was not denied; but the seller, so far from exhibiting the least degr,!e of compunction for his case, absolutely considered the fact of having " done a Jew" a matter for congratulation, and worthy of being permanently " chalked up." Under these circumstances he had come to the court for advice. Mr. Hardwick said the caution conveyed in the adage of caveat emptor had manifestly been disregarded in, the present instance. He certainly could give no assistance as a magistrate; and the only advice he could offer was to try a summons, but even that he believed could give no effectual redress. NEW YEAR'S PRESENTS.—A number of the bakers in Edinburgh took it into their beads, the other day, to advertise in the Courant, Scotsman, and North British Advertiser, that they were going to discontinue the old practice of making presents of currant buns, short-bread, &c., and that nothing of the kind was to be expected at the approaching holidays. Thi3 was a sore rub to many an expectant youngster; but there was a good deal of chuckling amongst them, when it became known that the Stamp-office authoritieshad charged duty for every baker who signed the document, the expense of insertion in the three newspapers being just 361. sterling.—Glasgow Constitutional. rADVERTISEjMNT:j — TRE EARL OF ALDBOROUGH AND HoLLowAfs.Pum.—An autounding cure b? this miraculous medicine, after every other means had failed. 'e extract from his Lordship's tette'', dated " Villa Messina, Leghorn, Feb. 21, 1845. Professor Holloway— Sir : I beg to acquaint you that your pills have effected a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach al: the most eminent of the faculty, at home and all over the continent, had not been able to effect; nay, not even the waters of Carlsbad or Ma rienbad. (Signed) " ALDBoRouGu." These wonderful pills will cure any disease of the liver or stomach,—Sold (also Holloway's Ointment) at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, and by all medicine vendors throughout the civilised world. NATIONAL PROVIDENT INSTI- TUTION. The annual general meeting of this important society was held, at twelve o'clock yesterday, at the London Tavern, to receive and consider the general statement of the funds and effects, and the report of the state of the prospects of the institution, and for the transaction of other business. Charles Lushington, Esq., was unanimously voted to the chair. There was a numerous atter:dance. The advertisement convening the meeting having been read by the secretary, Mr. MARSH, The CHAIRMAN proceeded to address the meeting. He said—Gentlemen, having no prominent official posi. Lion in the direction of your affairs until now, I may be permitted to acknowledge the flittering vote which this day constitutes me your chairman, and also to ac knowledge the kindness of those who appointed me the chairman of two former meetings—this being the third important meeting held in the course of the last twelve .months over which I have had the honour to preSide— (Cheers.) And lam the more gratified because on the two last occasions questions of unusual difficulty have been mooted, by which the discretion of your chairman was called into active exercise, your favourable judg ment of which I was niost anxious to receive.— (gear, hear.) I am disposed also to discover an additional kindness on your part. These differences, the discussion of which I was called upon, in the course of my duty, to regulate have never, I trust, been com pletely neglected.—(Cheers.) You have afforded me the pleaaing and happy opportunity of congratulating you on the restoration of that harmony which I would fain believe was only slightly and temporarily interrupted. —(Hear.) Had I been called upon, year after year, to account for the diminution of business, to apologise for disappointments, or to palliate failure, I must have felt thel embarrassment of my situation ; and I feel em barrassment now, but it is an embarrassment springing from a far different source—it arises from the ap prehension that I may be accused of exagge ration in felicitating you upon the exuberant prosperity of the institution—(Hear, hear)—but the stubbornness of facts bears me out ; the indisputable accuracy of figures is my authority and justification. If you refer to the report of last year you will find that our policies, taken within the twelve months which ended on the 2(1 of November, amounted to 911, and I confess that the directors thought that this annual aggregate, having in creased for three successive years, would have paused at its acne, but on the contrary, we might have been much more sanguine because the account made up to the 20th of November last exhibits the extraordinary number of 1,005 policies—(Loud cheers) —being 85 more than those of the preceding year. These policies represent assurances for 516,5001. ; the annual income is 18,0001. With these, 1,005 strictly belong to class 9, which is the most lucrative of all. Nor let it be said, that we have been too ready and eager for the acquisi tion of policies. But you will find by the report which will presently be read to you, that we have declined, under the counsel of our efficient medical officers, 128 policies.—(Cheers.) The deaths in class 9 have been thirty-one, and the amount paid on account of them has been about 15,0001., being 6,0001. under last year's.— (Hear, hear.) Now, as long as the deaths maintain a fair average, and the sums which we have to pay are rea sonable and properly apportioned, I conceive that we shall have no cause for regret, because we are enabled, not only to promote our own selfish interests, but to pro mote the advantage of society at large.—(Hear, hear.) I have always thought it necessary, on occasions of this kind to enlarge upon the advantages which may accrue to a father, a husband, a wife, or an orphan, by insuring their lives; and I have recently seen two cases showing the immense advantage of mu• tual life insurance, in a little work called " Hutchinson on Life Insurance." Two cases, illustrative of the advantage of this species of insurance, are to be found in this book, with respect to which I am sure you will allow me to detain you for a few minutes. Two young men entered into copartnership, and jointly insured their lives for 1,0002; one of them died early, and of course the benefit of the insurance came to the survivor, and the amount thus obtained enabled him to pay what was due by the partnership estate, and to conduct the concern, without difficulty and without embarrassment. A young man, whose parents were in very narrow circumstances, and whom he was obliged to support out of a small income, insured his life for 1,0001. He died ten years before them, and thus he was enabled to convey to his parents, who otherwise would have been reduced to an abject state of destitution, an annuity of 851. per annum. (Hear.) Surely we ought to disseminate these things, because a knowledge of them, could not fail to induce our friends, and others with whom we constantly come into communication, to have recourse to that which is produc tive of such immense advantages to mankind. Lastly, gentlemen, I may mention that our present capital is within a fraction of 300,000/—(Loud cheers)—being an increase since last quarter of above 58,0001., and that our income, derived from all sources, is 88,9491. Now, though the subject of life insurance, is not :one which agitates men's minds like politics, and though it is very possible that the gentlemen of the press, whom I see before me, may not think it worth while to promulgate the details of my announcement, yet the con tents of the report, which you will presently hear, will be canvassed in other offices—it will be mentioned in the metropolis—it will be circulated throughout the country, and grave men of business will examine its affairs with steadiness—with a steady and scrutinising attention, and will recommend this institu tion, on account of its success and the excellence of its principles, to every person who is actuated by feelings of forecast and prudence.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I be lieve that is all in the shape of preliminary matter which I have occasion to detail to you. The first thing I have to do is to request your attention to the report, and after that to a general state ment of the funds and effects of the institution. With your permission I will call on the secretary to read the report. Mr. MARSH, the Secretary, then read the report, which was as follows : The Report of the Directors for 1846, presented to the Eleventh Annual Meeting of Members, held on the 16th of December. " The return of another anniversary of this institution affords the directors the gratification of laying before their fellow members a highly satisfactory report, show ing, not only a large increase of business during the past year. but exhibiting in its various details the prosperous condition of the institution, far exceeding that of any former period. It is with feelings of lively satisfaction that the directors congratulate the members at large on the high reputation the institution holds in public esti mation, and on the extensive sphere of usefulness it has already attained, including, as it now does, 4,372 mem bers. This number comprises members residing in all parts of the country, and there is every prospect of the number being progressively increased as the benefits of the society become more and more widely realised, so that, at no distant day, it may fully accomplish the design of its founders, in proving itself a truly National Provident Institution. " In the course of the year just terminated the large number of 1,005 polices have been issued, the annual premiums on which amount to 18,4411. ss. 3d., and one hundred and twenty-eight proposals for life as surance have been declined as ineligible. " The accounts have, as usual, been made up to the 20th of November last, and, from the auditors' report, the capital stock of the society . on that day appears to be )99,675/. 12 s. 4 d ., bein g an increase, since last y ear, of 58,214 1 . 19s. ld. TheeTb an nual claims paid income on isa account n 8 t 8 , 0 9 f 4 0 deaths Bs. ring 2dd during the . year amount to 15,001/.1 s . " At the close of the ensuing year the assets and actuary to the institu tion, ns may have accrued since the liabilities will be investigated i.or b tb y e C p h u a r r p i n e s s e Anfnaspelplo, apportion ing leg such surplus f u nds_ o in the directors enter tain 42; perio d and from the large in ci ease of business expectations of a satisfactory result. sanguine " In Se alterations in the since that l 8 held to consider certain proposed was last division of pro s fi i which, wih some variation, were September last a special meeting of the members rules and regulations, ce thus altered have the Act of Parl iame nt relating to friendly as required by adopted by the members then present. The rules rtified by the barrister been societies; although the d i rec t o rs did not acquiesce in all will rejoice to find them laws of the society, the director s manage m ent of the affairs of conducive to the efficient M ana g e the alterations then made , y et., now they have become the the institution, being most anxious that the confidence sub- and ha rmony ( w hi c h f r om th e commencement has sisted b etween the di rectors and the m em bers at large, and to whi c h muc h o f t h e su ccess that has a ttended the institution is justly to be attributed) ma y be uninter ruptedly maintained. The mutual good feel management of ing betw een t those to wh om th e the very importa n t concerns of the society are intrusted and their fellow members is ess t* 11 and prosperity. "The following stat ement shows the ron en ia y needful to its permanent stabilit y institution si n p b since i ts commencement : — T ess of the No. of Years ending Poli c i es A nnual Income. Amount of issued. Capital. _—_— 20th Nov., 1836 616 8,0 £ s. d. d. 21 1 0 22 0 10,736 3 0 „ 1837 435 14,600 31,592 10 5 „ 1838 459 19 , 9 34 19 -4 46,855 0 10 „ 1839 490 25,497 4 2 I/ 64959 10 10 1840 494 31,051 10 10 90 , ,545 13 9 1841 357 36,357 1 4 114,993 2 4 1842 364 39,360 9 7 139,806 1 7 1843 703 44,219 17 0 167,079 1 1 2 " 1844 722 55,037 9 2 202,162 1 9 , 1845 911 .0,819 14 5 241,460 13 • 3 1846 1,005 88,940 8 2 299,675 12 4 Total ... The financial statement was then read in detail, and exhibited a nett balance of 299,6751. 12s. 4d. on the 20th of November last, which period the annual statement was made. The CHAIRMAN proposed the adoption and printing of the report and accounts for circulation amongst the shareholders. Mr. CASH seconded the motion. Mr. TYLER wished to say one word with respect to the report. He had waited for some gentleman to rise and propose its adoption, beelusc he thought it was the most gratifying report they had ever had the pleasure of receiving from their directors.—(Cheers.) Those ale, had paid any attention to the subject of life policies, and to the progress of societies of this kind, could not fail to be struck with the extraordinary progress of this institution. He had given his attention to the matter, and he thought he was perfectly justified in saying that no society in his experience had progressed with - a ra pidity at all equal to the progress of this provident in stitution.—(Hear, hear.) It had only been established eleven years ; and it would hardly be believed, but he had the figures to show it, that it had issued in that period nearly as many policies as the Great Equitable Insurance Company had issued in 80years.—(Cheers.) The motion was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN said, in accordance with the third rule, two directors —namely, Mr. Joseph Hargrave and Mr. Richard Shortridge—went out of office, and that the two candidates who had offered themselves were Mr. William Millar Christie and Mr. William Tyler, whose election he proposed, and they were accordingly elected. Mr. CHRISTIE briefly returned thanlo. Mr. TYLER, in returning thanks, congratulated the meeting on the improved condition of the institution. The conduct of the chairman ,at the three great meet ings had been most praiseworthy. If every any poor, unlucky wight required a fair and candid hearing from any meeting he did that time last year, and he wished to express his sincere obligations to the chairman for the fair hearing which he obtained for him on that occasion. H e (Mr. Tyler) was placed in a po sition of extreme diffiCulty, but the straightforward and honourable conduct which distinguished the chairman on that occasion, though he stood almost alone, enabled him to furnish a satisfactory statement to the meeting. If at a time when he was little known he received kind ness from the member§ of the society, he did not hesitate to accept office now, when he was more used to its af fairs, and could, besides, be of more service to it. The institution was only beginning to emerge from comparative obscurity •to a , position of consider able importance, and therefoVe felt mnch honoured by being solicited to. !, . teat at the board. When he found that in itS*-eleventh year it had issued 1,005 policies, and that the Equitable, which had.been established eighty years, with its 9,000,000/. of capital, had only issued 162 in the course of last year, and when he looked at the principles on which it wet established, be thought he ought to predict for it the most unbounded success.—(Cheers.) This would be the more evident when he stated that they had 5,926 policies, and that the Equitable had only 6 , l4o . —(Cheers). This was an inducement to the friends of the institution to make its advantages known, because additional policies could not be otherwise than beneficial to all. He had done so, and would continue to do so—_He thought he was the first member that had been returned to their House under the Reform Bill.—(Cheers.) He would do all he could to benefit the institution, butawhen he ceased to do, he should not continue to fill the office to which they elected him.—(Hear.) Mr. REED proposed Mr. Alexander Scrutton, Mr. William Smith, and Mr. Robert Ganneron to fill the office of auditors for the ensuing year, and to have a fee of 101. 10s. each, which was seconded by Mr.llattpwreic, and adopted. Mr. SCRUTTON briefly returned thanks, and in doing so stated that the accounts from the commencement of the institution had been kept with the greatest accuracy, and that vouchers for every , payment were produced. He had not had occasion to make any, complaint during the whole of that period. • Mr. SMITH also returned thanks. Mr. REED returned thanks for Mr. Ganneron, who was ahsent. - The CHAIRMAN then introduced to the meeting a subject which to the directors was one of extreme'deli cacy, namely, remuneration for their services. By the amended rules the directors bad ceased to allot their own remuneration; it was therefore the province of the meeting to do so. The alteration was one most accept able to the directors.—(Hear.) A GENTLEMAN inquired the number of directors who usually attended the meetings? The CHAIRMAN replied that the average number was nine or ten, but as the two !gentlemen who had with drawn seldom attended, on account of residing in the country, the number they expected -to attend the future meetings would be twelve or thirteen, exclusive of the la. or 15s. each. medical members. Originally they had one meeting a T we h e e k'but remuneration the increasedbusin ess atthese titga averaged mee e twonecessary. Considerable discussion ensued on the matter : one gentleman proposed 80Z each, whilst another submitted that 1,0001. should be voted to their as a body, and its division left to themselves. Another held that they should be paid a certain sum each as often as they at tended. It appeared that they had received 1,2001. during the past year. Mr. ;HOLBORN considered that they ought to give ample remuneration to those who had conducted their affairs with so much ability and so much advantage to the institution. Last year they had only received 1,200/., but the Equitable gave 2,C00/. to their directors. for the same period. He moved, as an amendment, that they should be paid 11. is. each for every attendance. A GENTLEMAN seconded the motion, and observed that as the institution was increasing in prosperity the duties of the directors would become more onerous than at present, and that they ought to be compensated. Mr. BARCLAY cor.sidered that the remuneration pro posed was inadequate for such valuable services, and instanced it as hardly sufficient to pay their coach fare. Such valuable services ought not to be measured by such paltry terms. The remuneration they received was smaller than that awarded to the directors of any simi lar institution of the kind. The CHAIRMAN explained that they were frequently offered mortgages, in order to ascertain the value of the property. It was necessary for the directors to be most correct in these matters, to go into the country to ascer tain its value. As this entailed great expenses upon them, they were allowed 31. 3s. a day whilst out of town. Mr. ANSELL said that his avocations led him to be acquainted with institutions similar to the present, and also the remunerations given to directors in several in surance companies, and from that knowledge he felt bound to say that the remuneration given by this society to their most efficient and skilful directors was far less than that of any other institution of a similar description in the metropolis.—(Hear, hear.) Looking to the large amount of the receipts of this institution, he thought the society ought not to consider whether their directors got a guinea or 255. for every meeting they attended, but that their best course would be to vote a certain sum for the directors, l eav i ng i t to them to d i v id e it amo n g themselves as they th oug h t, b est. —(H ear , hear.) He thought that the sum o f 1 ,500 1 . at least s h Ou ld b e vo ted for the direct o r s . —(H ear, h ear.) He wou ld , t h ere f ore , move that that s um s h ou ld b e given to the di rectors f or their services for the ensuing year, Mr. HAYWARD seconded the proposition. The CHAIRMAN begged to inform the meeting that the remuneration they were now calling for was for the ordinary directors; they would have at a future stage to ask the meeting to remunerate their medical directors. —(" Hear, hear ;"- and cries of "We know that.") Now, with respect to the proposition for giving the directors 1,500/., h e h a d to state, a f ter a s h or t con sultation with his c o ll eagues, that, althoug h t h ey were highly gratified with th e unanimit that appeared to prevail in th e meet i ng w i th respect to it, they did not require so l arge a sum.—(Hear, hear.) He thought that 1,2001. for th e di rectors, and 100 i for the occasional deputations, would be quite sufficient.—(Hear, hear.) would i r w e c o u to l rs gladlyd h , e hw return o um epvlteehr, their oi had cover adno thanks everytto hesitation heex pme i en n saying estein,gnnidf tt t hh h ee a yy t T l, thoe directors, voted that sum.--(Hear, hear, and cries o f " N o , no .") The motion of M r . Ansel' (the other propositions and amendments having been withdrawn) was then put to the meeting, and dt dared to be carried unanimously. Thu CHAIRMAN then said, the next subject for the consideration of the meeting was the remunera tion of their • medical directors. Hitherto they had paid them at the rate of one guinea and a half for each attendance, which made three guineas a week each. Now, the directors were not quite satisfied, con sidering the long standing of the medical directors in their profession, and the immense advantage the insti tution had derived from their services, that sufficient remuneration had been given to them, and they thought that, without anything like impropriety, the amount might be increased from three to four guineas.—(Hear.) He believed that the medical directors had lost the at tendance on several families, because they had acted conscientiously in giving advice to- the institution with respect to the lives offered for insurance, and , was declared by re fused to barter the good opinion of the society for the sake of serving interested parties — (Hear, hear.) He would, therefore, move that two guineas be given to the medical directors for every meeting they attended, in stead of a guinea and a half..—(Hear, hear.) nded regretted. He was the CHAIRMAN . eLI BRYAN AI3tIi lons returned ü bv r ien n eg e a d rbr t e h i eeandn unanimously.ske c s o o n behalf of himself and proud of the countenance their exertions had always re p' and could - Cl: Conquest, whose absence he regr ceivcd from the so . c y, assure the meet the kind course they ing that had pursued t hat da would never be forgotten pursued t hat by him y or his colleague. c, that their was most gratifyi n , to find attended with such their exertions bad beensuccess, that members of the • the mortality among the • other in the tnstitution was far less than that of any giber a rote . metropolis. Mr. TYLER then mo c . I of thank s to the di rectors ertions on behalf of this so for their great ea declared by the The ciety. s a e n c i o m n o d u e s dcv Cua 'as Mr. Lucas, one of the directors, returned tha nks. He hoped that the futu re acts of the directors wo uld prove , hiewmutoNtioton bheaN• more than their wor ds, the interest which t hey took in the present institution.—(fleas, hear.) . ing carried b ee u n n A vote of thanks was then moved, and carried by acclamation, to the Chairman. The CHAIRMAN returned thanks. It had always been his most anxious wish to do his duty, and he was de• lighted to find, from the unanimous vote of thanks - thiti had been passed to him, that ho had accomplished hig most earnest wishes. • 1 it r ' The meeting then broke up, all appearing delighted with the . erous condition of the institution. prospi Dispatches were sent off yeste rda y •evening from the Colonial-office, for the Governo rs of. the West India Colonies. - THE SEIZURE OF CRACOW. A public meeting was held at the National Hall, Hol born, last evening, cin the subject of the " Seizure of Cracow by the three despotic powers—Austria, Russia, and Prussia," on which occasion the spacious tall was filled by a respectable and enthusiiistic audience. Dr. Bowring, M.P., took the chair at eight o'clock. Lettera were read from Lord Dudley Stuart, T. S. Duncombe, Esq., M.P., Colonel Thompson, Mr. George Thompson, Mr. Douglas Jerrold, and Mr. H. Vincent, excusing their attendance, but expressing deep sympathy in the objects of the meeting. The CHAIRMAN in opening the proceedings of the evening said, that at the close of the last session of Par liament, a motion was brought before the House of Com mons, calling upon it to inquire whether the treaty of Vienna had net been violated ; and, further, to inquire into those calamities which had occurred in Galicia. lie felt but little sympathy in that motion ; he had never recognised the treaties of Vienna, Utrecht, and other treaties, a 3 the law of Europe, for he never con sented to allow that the destinies of man depended on the arrangements made by those who had tyrannised over him.—(Hear, hear.) He felt that as those treaties were made by despots, so by despots they would be broken—(Cheers)—but he there pledged himself, that if no other Member of the House would present the Polish question to its attention in all its integrity and its great ness, he would undertake to do so.—(Cheers.) They now had seen ruthless hands laid on the last fragment of Polish liberty. The Greek, who saw the statues of the Parthenon taken away, said, in his lamen tation, " I was there— I . saw it ;" and so Englishmen and the friends of liberty throughout the world would tell the despots of the north that they had seen the de spoiling of Poland, and branded the despoilers too ; and that they patiently waited their time.—(Cheers.) The history of Poland was spread over ten centuries of dire Vicissitude, but in the last half century she had vibrated between hope and fear ; her nationality, her language, her popular spirit, had, however, not been destroyed, and as she had been revived before i she would be resus citated again.--(Cheers.):. Judging from the sympathy of such a meeting as that which lie was then addressing. he did not doubt but that Poland would yet resume her high and honest position among the nations of the world. —(Cheers.) He conratulated them that Cracow no longer existed as an independent state. It was not a question now as to 200,000 Cracovians, but as to 20,000,000 Poles ; and they should now hope to see Poland re-con stituted.—(Loud cheers.) He could not, forget, how ever, that Cracow was the spot where the first northern university was established, and from which the no blest declaration of .religious liberty which bad ever been made to the world emanated.— (Cheers.) He could not forget that it was the place where the monarchs of Poland were crowned, and where they still reposed; he could not forget that it was associated with the names of Copernicus, Casimir, Kosciusko, Poniatowski, and Sobieski.—(Loud cheers.) He rejoiced to feel that his countrymen were deeply interested in the cause of liberty, which was the cause of man.—(Cheers.) He was a friend to peace, but he looked to the triumphs of peace in the triumphs of liberty—(Renewed cheers) — and he knew that peace could never be established until the great rights_ and the mighty interests of humanity were recognised.—(Hear, hear.) He felt sure that it was in that spirit they had met together; they saw their Polish brethren afflicted and trampled upon, but they found them full of energetic protests, appealing to Eng lishmen, and to the world, and asking for a kind and generous sympathy by those who loved freedom them selves, and were disposed to aid others who were strug gling for it.—(Cheers.) It had been truly said that to desire more virtue was to obtain it ; and he felt equally certain that to wish for more liberty was to obtain it also. Forty "years ago, who would have dreamed that Greece would have abational government, and a national language spoken at Athens ? yet now she had a repre sentative and a national government, and these were but the seeds of the good fruit which would follow. He called upon his fellow countrymen now to sow the seed of Polish liberty, and the smiles of Poles would be the sunshine which should ripen them. He called upon Englishmen to encourage their Polish brethren in the work which they were undertaking, be cause it was a holy work, a godlike work, and a work that would prosper.—(Cheers.) Mr. MOORE then moved, and Mr. SAVAGE seconded, the following resolution, whieh was unanimously carried: " That this meeting, though it views with disgust and abhorrence the attempt of the three Powers to complete the annihilation of Poland, and the destruction of the Polish cause by the seizure of Cracow, yet cannot help expressing its satisfection at the violation, by such seizure, of that infamous compact known by the name of the treaty of Vienna, inasmuch as that violation ex poses nakedly to the world the designs and objects of the three Powers, and deprives them of all pretence for again appealing to that tieaty in support of the present tyrannies of Europe." - Mr. WILLIAM ilowrrT (who was received w.ith un unbounded applause), in moving the next resolution, said he rejoiced in the breach of the treaty of Vienna; Europe was now virtually without a treaty. Every treaty contracted by the Northern Powers was now broken by the breach of faith of which they had been guilty.—(Hear, hear.) This country had been ex tremely chficient in the expression of its sympathy with Poland. They had left that unhappy country to the despots, who wished to annihilate every spark of liberty. (Hear, hear.) It was seventy years since the first partition of Poland had taken place; and what had we done for her? It was more than forty years since Thomas Campbell, the poet, made a most heart-stirring appeal to the friends of liberty on the subject of Poland, and said that— " Down to the dust oppression should be hurled, Her name and nature banished from the world"— (Cheers)—but still had die tyrants gone on dismember ing that devoted country and tearing her limb from limb ; and wllen had the British people come forward with that dignity which became such a people as the English, and made the voice of a great nation of free men—which was ever omnipotent—heard by the oppres sors of Poland?—(Hear.) We owed a great debt of gratitude to Poland. At the end of the seventeenth century, when the whole of Europe was menaced by an invasion from the Turks, it was the brave Sobieski and his gallant Poles who maintained the safety of Europe and the preservation cf Christianity.—(Cheers.) The Austrians were unable to compete with their Turkish foes, who had devastated the whole country, end sent about 90,000 of its inhabitants into slavery ; they had reached the walls of Vienna ; famine prevailed in the city ; and it was about to be delivered up, when Sobieski, with his brave army, triumphed over the enemies of Christianity, marched in friendly triumph through the streets of Vienna, and finally chased them out of Europe.—(Cheers.) He asserted, therefor.), that we owed a debt of gratitude to the brave and enlightened Poles.—(Cheers.) Mr. Howitt, in a powerful speech, then alluded to some other prominent features in Polish history, and contended that, although he was a friend to peace, unless Englishmen, as a nation, spoke out, and put an end to further breaches of treaties, war was in evitable. The speaker concluded by moving the follow ing resolution, which was seconded by Mr. HolyOake, and carried by acclamation : " That the treaty of Vicuna, which pretended to finally settle the Governments of Europe, being now over thrown, there can no longer be any question, even among those who respected the treaty, as to the neces sity of reconsidering the present construction of whit are called the Governments of Europe; that this meet ing, therefore, deems the present a fit opportunity for re-asserting the right of every nation to choose its own Government, to protect its own nationality, and that it re-echoes the appeal of the Liberals of France, in ex pressing towards the Poles its warmest sympathy, con fident of the resurrection of Poland and the ultimate triumph of liberty and justice." The next resolution, moved by Mr. J. W. LINTON, and seconded by Mr. J. WATSON, was as follows: " That an association be now formed, whose object shall be to spread over the widest field the principles of national liberty and progress, and to aim in estab lishing a good understanding among the people of all countries." The resolution having been unanimously carried, thanks were voted to the chairman, sad the meeting diisolved. SOCIETY FOR THE AMENDMENT • OF THE LAW. A special meeting of this society was held yesterday evening, at the rooms of the society, in Regent-street, to take into consideration the questions of secondary punishments and the treatment of juvenile offenders. At eight o'clock Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque took the chair. The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed, Mr. M. D. Han rose to address the meeting on the subject which they had been convened to consider. He began by alluding to the various plans which had been laid before the board on the subject, and expressed his satisfaction that the Government had resolved to give the plan of Captain Machonochie a trial. He hoped that whatever modifications might be intended, they would not be such as would peril the success of the plan itself. An experiment which had not excited much attention had been made on the subject. He held in his hand a report of the proceedings of a society with which he was well acquainted, and which had been established for the reformation of juvenile offenders in the county of Warwick so fr.r back as the year 1818. It appearedlhat of the young persons committed in thatcounty GO per cent. had been sent to the asylum at Dunsford Heath, and that the expense was 2.5/. a head. From a pinto paper which had been transmitted to him by Mr. Edward Rushton, police•magistrate - in Liverpool, it appeared that out of the cases of young offenders who hail from time to time been brought before him, tried; punished, and dis charged, the reformations were few indeed,' while the average expense of prosecution merely was GGL for each individual, being more than double the expense of those offenders who had been - sent to the asylum at Durisford Heath. The system of reformation was, therefore, less expensive than prosecution. Another ,expA•ttnent had - .been tried. Since 1841 it had been the practice at the Birmingham Quarter Seisions to send young offenders, not to gaol, but to their masters. The number of per -tons so discharged.up to last Michaelmas Quarter Ses sions was 113. Of that number there were 40 whose conduct was decidedly bad ; 25 doubtful, for they had left their employment ; and 44 whose conduct had stood the test of - time and examination. Here, then, without any expense or infliction of . pain, out, of 113 offmtlers there were 44 cases of successful treatment, and only 40 cases of failure. rim the r( ports of the inspect. rs of prisons in Scotland, and from the information .. "of chaplains, governors, and inspectors of prisons in Scot land and England, it app, ared that the minds of" those officials were anxiously turned to the subject of the re formation of criminals, and that they all spoke hopefully on the subject. The question had been taken up bv the present solicitor of the city of London, Mr. C. Pearson, by the Middlesex magistrates, and a very interesting report had been drawn up on the same subject by the chaplain of the Philanthropic Society, the Rev. Sidney Turner. A series of papers, written by the editor of the Birmingham Herald, on the subjoin of criminal re formation, had produced a great effect in the midland counties in which that newsp a p er h a d a l arge circula tion. His intention on the present occasion was to move that all these papers be referred to the committee on criminal law, that they might report on the various plans for the improvement of the treatment of criminals, and young persons likely to' become criminals, and also as to the principles upon which punishment ought to be awarded. The repression or diminution of crime was the object he had in. view. He admitted that the public had a right to inflict pain on the criminal, if by so doing they were taking the best mode of repressing crime. It was because he believed it was not the best mode that he was hostile to it. It was now conceded that the only principles on which they were justified in inflicting pain on their fellow-men who had become criminal, was first, that the pain operated so as to deter others from the like offence, and, secondly, that it prevented the offender from relapsing into crime. He denied that these two principles came into conflict. Pain inflicted solely with a view to reformation would operate also by way of example, and the principle of example ought to give way to reformation, and not reformation to example. To render the infliction of pain effective as a means of de• terring from crime, it was necessary that' it should, be certain and prompt ; but they had no ground for believ ing that thus any approach could be made to such cer tainty in all cases in the punishment of criminals. Under the present system the number of persons re-committed was enormous, and the number of times some were re-committed was also enormous. In a r, port of the inspector of prisons in Scotland, it was stated that he found in the Edinburgh Gaol an old woman on the eve of her departure from the gaol for the eighty•fiftli time, who had been preceded the previous day by another old woman, who had departed for the ninety-ninth time. He would not have the criminal subjected to a greater amount of pain than was necessary for reformation, btit he would have him subject to all pain necessary for that purpose. He ought not to be permitted to mingle in society until thoroughly reformed. Dante had described the gates of hell as having over them the inscription —" Abandon all hope ye who enter here." Over every prison (Nor in England he would have inscribed, " Abandon ye Who enter here all hope of departing until you are reformed." He was aware that some effect was prodhced by. the present mode of punishment, but a much greater and a much more beneficial effect would be gained by the adoption of the principle which ho advocated, -viz., the inflicting of punishment with a direct reference to th e reformation of the criminal. There was no relation between any given offence and any given punishment. The feelings revolted from inflicting on an in dividual guilty of a petty offence an unlimited amount of punishment. He apprehended that the ultimate object of reformation ought to be to enable the criminal to return to society with such principles and habits as would enable him to stand his ground, so that he might not fall again into crime. A complete servile obedience might make him a slave, but would not fit him for society. Want of self-control was the cause of his fall, and before he should be allowed to return to society he must be placed in circumstances in which he could acquire the habit of self-control. Pro bably the separate system of confinement, which was not to be confounded with the solitary system, would be the best commencemeet for a reformative discipline. On the present occasion, however, he would not enter into details. He did not shrink from saying that, in his opinion, a prison should be for the moral man what a hospital was for the physical. He upheld the analogy in all its parts except one. A hospital turned out in curable patients. His hospital should retain the incur able. He concluded by moving that the various plans be referred to the committee on criminal lax, to report thereon, with reference to the treatment of criminals, and also as to the principles on which punisment ought to be awarded. The motion was then put and unanimously agreed to, and the meeting separated. TWELVE FIRES IN ONE DAY. Within twenty-four hours of eleven yesterday morn ing not less than twelve fire's occurred in different parts of the metropolis. Subjoined is an analysis of the w hole of them, in the order in which they occurred:— Tuesday morning, eleven A.M., a fire' broke out upon the premises occupied by Mr. F. H. Cloake,shop-fixture dealer, which did some considerable damage before it was extinguished. The fire is said to have originated in the stove at the next door. The buildings and contents are insured in the Phamix Office. At six o'clock in the evening an alarm was given that a firs was burning upon the premises in the occupation of Mr. J. 'Lynam, lucifer-match maker ; Wilson-street, Finsbury. The ignition war caused by the over-heating of the drying-room, and the consequence was that a stock of 5,000 bundles of splints for Jucifers was destroyed in a fire-proof building. Not insured. One hour later, at 69, Cornhill, upon the premises of Mr. Walter Berdoe, tailor. This fire did but trifling damage. Contents insured in the Dissenters' Office. At forty-five minutes past eleven considerable injury was done to the premises of Mr. Robert Frost, butcher, 38, Back-road, St. Georg's in the East. The fire caught the flooring, and the ceiling underneath was much damaged. The fire WAS caused by a cinder shooting from the fire. Yesterday-morning at one A.M., upon the premises of John Johnson, Esq., coal merchant, known as New Wharf, Abingdon-street, Westminster, the coal porter's lobby, ten feet by six feet, was destroyed and the roof burnt off, and a shed adjoining much damaged. Contents insured in the Licensed Victuallers' Office; building in the Sun. At half-past ten a serious fire occurred to the range of premises in the occupation of Mr. P. Olney, fell monger, Market-street, Bermondsey, by which the drying•stove was near:y destroyed. The damage to the adjoining wool loft was slight, but a considerable portion of the contents were injured by fire and water. The call by the police was very prompt, and fortunately there was a good supply of water upon the spot, from which the engines were worked. The roof was slightly damaged. Insured. About the same time &fire broke out in Shoreditch, upon premises in the occupation of Mr. Attwill, butcher, of 1 - I,lywell-lare. The damage was fortunately confined to the contents of the second floor. By far the most serious fire burst forth, however, at thirty-five minutes past three o'clock, in the worshops in the occupation of Mr. John House, wire-blind maker, 35, Cannon-street-road, SL George's in the East. The fire, it appears, originated through the adjoining glass blowing furnace, which, it seems, was contiguous to the division-wall of the premises. Notwithstanding the most strenuous efforts were made by the firemen, the flames were nut extinguished before the worshops and rooms over were destroyed. Mr. Bradford's premises, next door (the glass-blower's), were injured, and a shed burned down. Mr. Robert Perks, rule maker, 36 had some damage done to his premises; and Mr. Thomas, undertaker, slightly suffered. Building insured in the Dissenters' Office: contents not in either case insured. The other fires were but of trifling importance. DEATII OF LIEUT.-COL. FOUNTAIN ELWIN, K.C. —This distinguished ( fficer expired on the Bth inst., at his residence at Peckham, aged sixty-seven. He served in tEe Egyptian campaign of 1801, with the 44th Foot, and witnessed the actions of the 13th and 21st of March. He commanded a company in the Light Battalion, under Sir James Kempt, in the expedition to Naples in 1806. In 1813 he landed in Sicily, in command of five com panies, and accompanied the expedition to Italy, under Lord William Bentinek. Ho subsequently served in the Peninsula until the termination of the war in 1814, being; for the most part of the time in command of the left wing of the 44th Regiment. His last service was before Paris, where he was in command of the 44th Foot. He received a medal for his gallant conduct in Egypt, and the order of the Crescent from the Sultan. Colonel Elwin's commissions were thus dated : —Ensign, April 27, 1798 ; Lieutenant, May 10, 1798; Captain, Jan. 14, 1802; Major, June 4, 1813; and Lieut.-Colonel, July 22, 1830. He was on the half-pay list since March, 1816. ACCIDENT TO THE EARL OF LAUDERDALE.— We regret to intimate that his Lordship, while out with a shooting party on the 9th current, at Drumore, on the lands of the Earl of Selkirk, near St. Mary's Isle, unfor tunately met with an untoward accident. After _tiring, he was in thd act of reloading, when, from smalr por tions of wadding having been left in the gan, ,some other cause unknown, the powder flvk exploded, and was blown into we know not how many pieces. Provi dentially, we rejoice to say, his Lordship's hand escaped injury, but his eyes and face were severely scorched. He is, however, convalescent, and will ere long surmount, even in appearance, the inconveniences arising from the work of a moment:- , —Durnfries Courier. 'rite Ra. 1.1 OF SATTARA.—A public meeting was held last night at the Westminster Literary Institution, Great Smith-street, to petition Parliament for an inquiry into the case of the Baja -. of Sattara. The a:credited agent of the Raja in this country, Rungo Bapjee at tended, and also Mr. George Thompson. The chair was taken by Mr. Huggins. Mr. George Thompson ad dressed the ineetin4 at considerable length in support of the claims of the Raja, and resolutions were passed to the following effect:—First, that the meeting hat'i listened with painful emotions to the narrative of the treatment which' the ex-Raja of Sattara had received from the British-Indian authorities, and pledged itself to-the employment of all just and proper means to ob tain ,for that Prince the restoration of his rights and ample reparation of his wrongs; and next, that a peti tion should bespresentad to Parliament for inquiring into the Raja's case. The meeting then separated. A MERRY ANDREW.-Sir Andrew Agnew being asked what was a " moral engine," replied, " A railway engine that does tiOt tau on the Sanday."—Puitch. Y~ London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman'. 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