The Sun. — London, England, 1846-11-27 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE-CHANCERY COURT, Non. 26. Honour the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce sat in his Court in Lincoln's Inn to-day, and heard bankrupt petitions as Chief Judge of the Court of Review in Bankruptcy. His Honour also disposed of several causes as Vice-Chancellor. WROUGHTON 0. COLOQUHER. This cause came before the Court to-day on further directions. His Hosortt, at the conclusion of the arguments, said, the case arose out of the supposed ambiguities in the will of the testator. He considered that these ambiguities did not exist, and that the intentions were very clearly expressed, and he therefore considered that the annuitant was entitled to have a charge on the income for her an nuity, and that the debts should be paid out of the fund (5,9001.) then iu Court, to the credit of the cause. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Nov. 26. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. An itinerant foreign organ player, who refuse] to give his name, was brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with having committed a gross assault on Eliza beth Edwards. The complainant said she is a married woman, living at 6, Park-street, Westminster. On Wednesday, about five o'clock in the afternoon, she was on her return home through Hyde Park, when she was accosted by the prisoner, who muttered some jargon which she was unable to understand. The prisoner, however, soon made his intentions manifest, by attempting to throw her on the ground. She resisted, and the prisoner then knocked her down, and attempted to effect his purpose. She screamed loudly for assistance, and a park-keeper and a police-constable soon came to her assistance, and took the prisoner into custody. Police-constable Norman, A 148, said he heard the cry of murder, and he hastened to the spot, and found the prisoner and the complainant struggling together. The state of the prisoner's clothes corroborated the story of the complainant as to the intentions of the prisoner towards her. Henbrey, one of the park constables, said he was the first to reach the complainant, on hearing her cries tor assistance. The prisoner's dress was down, and the woman appeared as if she had been very much pulled about. The defence of the prisoner, which was made in a kind of Italian patois, was to the effect that the woman was of loose character, and had made the first over tures to him. Mr. HARDWICK appeared to consider that the charge was of too grave a character to be disposed of sum marily, and, therefore, ordered the prisoner to be re manded till Monday next, in order to give the police an opportunity of inquiring into the character of the complainant. SHILLIBEER V. THE EASTER:S COUNTIES RAILWAY. This was an action brought by Mr. George Shillibeer, the inventor and proprietor of the patent funeral car riage, to recover compensation in damages for certain serious injuries sustained by him on the 18th of October last year, in a collision which took place at the Shore ditch station of the Eastern Counties Railway. Mr. Parry and Mr. Wyse appeared for the plaintiff , and Mr. Sergeant Shea (with whom was Mr. Edwin James) for the defendants. Mr. WYSE opened the pleadings. The defendants had paid 751. into Court, considering that sum sufficient com pensation for the injuries the plaintiff had sustained. The damages were laid at 3,0001. Mr. PARRY opened the case on the part of the plain tiff. He said, the issue of the case was of the utmost importance, not only to the plaintiff, but to the public. Mr. Shillibeer carried on an extensive and lucrative business, not only in the large towns of this country, but in many of the continental towns. The defendants, whether celebrated or notorious, were well known as a portion cf the public of this country ' • they admitted they had been guilty of negligence, and had paid 75/. into Court, stating in their plea that they did not con sider the plaintiff had sustained any damage beyond what that sum would compensate. A. more scandalous plea was never put upon the records of this Court, and he was perfectly justified in characterising it as most impudent—as a gross insult added to the serious injury he had received. The facts of the case were these :—On the 18th of October last year he was a passenger by the five o'clock up-train from Here ford, which arrived safely at that portion of the Shore ditch station where the tickets were usually taken. The tickets had been taken, and the train was being propelled into the station ; and at the time the servants of the company must have known that the train was advancing, whether from negligence of the driver or from gross neglect on the part of some of the servants in neglecting to show the proper signals, he could not tell, an engine ran along the platform, and came into violent col lision with the Hereford train ; several of the carriages were broken, and Mr. Shillibeer and others were injured. A case of greater negligence had never occurred, the cause of the collision being, he believed, the neglect of the proper signals. Mr. Shil libeer was carried into an ante-room in an insensible state, and it was ultimately found that he had re ceived a concussion of the brain, his upper left jaw was broken, and his teeth dislodged, one of the facial nerves was destroyed, and he had not recovered and probably never would completely recover from the injuries he had received. His whole nervous system had been considerably shaken, and even now, in the latter end of 1846, he could not endure the night air without great pain and swelling in the parts injured. He had already paid between 601. and 70/. for medical advice, and yet the defendants considered 75/. ample compensation for such desperate injuries—for incapacitating him from attending to his business, and entrusting it to others—for journeys to the country, in the hope of restoring his health. If they wished to afford impunity to corporate insolence, they would find for the defendants, but he trusted they would do their duty to the plaintiff and to the public, and compel the defendants to do justice. They disregarded public remonstrance, and it therefore rested with the jury to teach the Eastern Counties Com pany that, if they were guilty of negligence, and caused serious and lasting injuries to those who were compelled to travel by their line, they should afford due compen sation to the parties so injured. Mr. Lawrence, engine-driver on the Eastern Counties —Left for Stratford at six o'clock with a coke train on the up line, intending to cross to the down line at a short distance. He had not gone far before the train came into violent collision with the parcel up-train, to which no signal light was attached. Considerable damage was done to the engine and some of the car riages. Saw Mr. Shillibeer, who was insensible. Some one showed him a white light before he started. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant SHEA—Was dis charged immediately after the occurrence. If there had been a signal light in the train the accident would not have happened. A light was placed on the train the next night. He had been six years in the service of the company, and seldom travelled on that part of the line. John Brundley, late inspector on the Eastern Coun ties, deposed to the condition of Mr. Shillibeer imme diately after the accident. Mr. Geary, assistant to Mr. Ancorn, deposed that he saw the plaintiff a quarter of an hour after the accident. He was insensible, and there was a great deal of blood about his face. His eye was considerably swollen. Mr. Ancorn said be was in the habit of attending many of the servants employed on the Eastern Counties. When he first saw the plaintiff, soon after the acci dent, he was in a state of semi-stupor, in which state he continued for nearly eight days, when he was allowed to leave his room. There was a fracture of the jaw -bone, and the facial nerve was so much injured that until latterly he could scarcely bear the influence of the night wind upon the part. The most serious part of the injuries he had received had not yet developed itself, and if the swelling, which was in a morbid state did not subside, he would most likely have to undergo an operation. In the earlier stages his memory seemed impaired, but it had improved since he visited Brighton. His nervous energy had been greatly im paired by the accident. Dr. Aston Key, surgeon to Guy's Hospital and to Prince Albert, stated he had seen the plaintiff four times, the first time early in this year. His left jaw and teeth were displaced, and he complained of want of sight, of smell, and loss of memory. The nerves above and below the eye were very painful. There was a swelling in the mouth, with respect to which an operation might be necessary. He first saw him in February, and the last time a few days ago. He considered when he first saw him he was suffering from concussion of the brain. He had greatly improved ; a man who had received such injuries was more sensitive to disease, and could not enjoy wine or society so much as a man who had not been so injured. By Mr. Sergeant SaEA.--Ile had improved, and would no doubt continue to improve. _ _ Dr. Garraway , of Guy's Hospital, agreed with the last witness in his material statements. Mr. H. W. Shillibeer, a solicitor at Taunton, and cousin of the plaintiff, spoke to the great change which the ac cident bad worked in the plaintiff. Before it, he was one of the best drivers in London, but now he was nervous and irritable, and now drove a pony. He drove him (witness) down to Westminster this morning. He had visited him at Taunton, and at dinner took a mode rate quantity of wine. This was the case for the plaintiff. Mr. Sergeant STLEA then proceeded to address the Court on behalf of the Eastern Counties Railway. He mainly addressed himself to the m i t i gat i on o f damages, and considered that the case was one in which but small damages would be sufficient. His Learned Friend had imputed the greatest neglect to the compiny, but they had done all in their power to prevent the recur rence of such accidents by immediately discharging the driver, who had been in their service six years, who, it appeared was in a wrong track, and he, as well as the other servants of the company, must have known that the train was on the eve of its arrival. The company deeply regretted the accident, and at once admitted that the plaintiff was entitled to compensation, and they had been willing to afford him as much as they considered him reasonably entitled to, but as his demands were unreasonable, they had no other course left than to allow the matter to be submitted to a jury, satisfied that justice would be done, and that they would not be unduly sacrificed. Lord DENMAN summed up, and left the amount of damages in the hands of the jury, who, after a few minutes' consideration, found a verdict fur the plaintiff. —Damages, 500/. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, N0v.26. GRANT V. DICKER, MACKENZIE AND PRICE. This was an action brought by the plaintiff (who sued in forma pauperis), late a clerk in the employ of the Irish West Coast Railway, to recover a sum of money alleged to be due from the defendants, for services ren dered on behalf of the company. Mr. Sergeant WILKINs appeared for the plaintiff, and in his opening statement, said that the plaintiff bud been employed as a clerk to the above-named company, and that the three defendants were members of the provi sional committee. The plaintiff was engaged at a salary of lOs. 6d. per day, and having occasion to go to Ireland on business connected with the company, he was to re ceive, while upon that business, 255. per day, and it was to recover the sum so due to him that the present action was brought. No evidence having been given to show the connexion of the defendants with the company, the plaintiff was COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 26. IN RE MRS. SHUTTLEWORTIL Sir JoyiN BAYLEY was heard shortly to-day against the rule obtained by Mr. O'Brien on Tuesday, to show cause for issuing a writ of habeas corpus, ordering Dr. Millengen, of Chelsea, to bring up the body of Martha Eliza Shuttleworth, an alleged lunatic. The rule was moved for on affidavit, denying the lunacy, and the ar gument, as far as it went, was mainly directed to this lineation. The further hearing of the case was ad journed till Monday afternoon next, at four o'clock. We reserve the details till the argument is closed. was never married. She was lodging at No. 5, Kinner ton-mews, Knightsbridge, at a rent of ss. 6d. a week. Mr. GREEN WOOD asked the prisoner what she had to say to the charge? Prisoner (crying)—l am the mother of the child. My intention was never to desert it. I meant to pay Mrs. Bell. lam not married. Mr. Williams—l am prepared to prove that the man whom she says is the father of the child is a party to the desertion. • Mr. GREENWOOD suggested to say nothing about that, as he was not before him. Mr. Williams had shown great zeal and vigilance in " sifting the case and tracing the prisoner, for which the parish of St. Pancras was in debted to him. If parishes were to receive children from parties who applied, and said they were left with them by persons whom they did not know, the work houses would be inundated. He asked what the parish called upon him to do in the case ? Mr. Williams—l am directed to press for punishment. Mr. GREENWOOD—Then I convict her as a rogue and vagabond, and I commit her to the House of Correction with hard labour for two months. GREENWICH-. Yesterday William Darts, a fireman in the service of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Com pany, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Traill, charged with neglecting his duty, and thereby endangering the lives of the public, and causing great injury to the pro perty of his employers. Mr. Sutton, solicitor, who appeared to support the complaint, stated that the offence with which the pri soner was charged came under the 17th section of Lord Seyinour's Act, which provides certai❑ penalties for any person in the employ of the company who did or neg lected to do any act whereby the lives or limbs of per sons might be endangered. Mr. May, solicitor, of Deptford, defended the prisoner. Andrew Stiven, being sworn, stated that he is fore man of the engineers at New Cross. The prisoner was directed to get the steam up of No. 20 engine, to go with ballast at nine o'clock. The duties of a fireman are to get the steam up, to oil the works, and stay by the engine. Cross-examined—lt would take two or two hours and a half to get the steam up. It was the duty of the pri soner to keep the regulator shut; its being open would cause the engine to more on. The prisoner was a sober and attentive man; he had been under witness's charge for three weeks, but had been employed by the Croydon Company seven weeks. Re-examined—lt was the prisoner's duty to hare the breaks on; if they had been, the engine could not have gone along the line. George Simpson, a switchman at New Cross, stated that it was his duty to look to the points, to keep the main line clear, and to put engines coming from the wharf to the sidings. He saw the prisoner's engine on a siding. The prisoner came to the switchman's box about half-past eight. Witness asked him if the steam was nearly up? as witness had another engine to put into the sidings. Prisoner replied that the water was only luke warm, and remarked that that engine took a long while to get the steam up when cold water was put into the boiler. It was not unusual for persons to come into that box whilst in charge of an engine; and he never beard a complaint made of their being there by the last wit ness, or any other person. lie had seen Stiven come to the box for an engineer or stoker, and take no notice of his absence from the engine. By Mr. TRAILL—He had known firemen and engine men come to the box when the steam was up. The dis• tance from the prisoner's engine to the box was about forty yards. The engine started at a quarter past nine, while the prisoner was in the box. When the engine started he said to the prisoner " Is that your engine moving?" Prisoner replied, " No, I don't think it is; there is one in front of mine." The engine was at that time going on. As soon as he found the engine was going, he remarked to the prisoner, there was an engine going without giving a signal, and that he did not think there was any one on it. The prisoner then went to look for his engine. By that time the engine was mak ing a little speed. An engine had just come down from London, and, as soon as the engineman had changed his lights he went in pursuit. If the prisoner had been on his engine it could not have happened. He had not to more the points to let the engine out. Stiven being re-called, said he never knew an instance of an engineman or fireman being in the switchman's box at the same time, when in charge of an engine. The ballast engines had no one but the fireman to get the steam up. By Mr. May—lf the fireman had left his engine in a proper position there would be no objection to his going off for half an hour. By Mr. Sutton—He should consider it great neglect on the part of the prisoner to be in the box at a quarter past nine, when his steam was to have been up at nine o'clock. Prisoner would not have started with the bal last engine till the quarter past nine train had passed; the engine starting as it did might have caused great injury to persons and property. Witness knows the parcel office at London-bridge. There are buffers at the end of the line, and a platform of three yards wide between the buffers and the parcel office. The butlers have been smashed to shivers, and the wall of the par cel office is obliged to be propped up to prevent its fall ing. There was a horse-box in the way, which broke the force, but it is completely smashed. The engine went up on the proper line. Robert Jobson, an engineman, who had just returned to New Cross from London, stated that he was in the switch-box, when he heard an engine going. It had at that time gone 10 or 15 yards, and was going at the rate of about three miles an hour. He said to Darts, " That must be your engine going." But the prisoner said it could not be. Witness told him he had better see ; upon which the prisoner ran off, and came back, saying it was. There was an engine on the line at the thae, and witness spoke to Hopkins, the engineman, to go after it. Hopkins then changed his lights, and with the prisoner and witness went after the prisoner's engine. When they came near the Bricklayers' Arms junction the whistle was blown, and the signalman put up that they must go on that line. The whistle was again blown to reverse the signals, and they were ordered to stop. They then went up at a slow rate to the signalman, and explained that an engine had gone up without a driver. They were then allowed to go on, and came up with the runaway engine within 300 yards. When they approached the signal lights at the Spa-road station, they were again ordered to stop, which they did, and having also explained to the signalman there, again went on, and did not reach the engine till the damage de scribed by the last witness had been done. When they started in pursuit from New Cross the engine was about 400 yards ahead. The runaway engine could not be going at more than ten miles an hour. By Mr. TRAlLL—Thought there must have been a little action on the break, or the engine would have made more way. Brought the engine back to New Cross, and did not go on it till it came there. Saw that the tender was smashed, and the wheels doubled up ; the breaks were also destroyed, the regulator was open, but he thought it might have been opened beyond its usual position by the concussion. Should consider it a serious offence to leave an engine without the regulator shut and the breaks on. Mr. Sutton said the published rules of the company ordered it not to be done. Mr. TRAILL remarked that this was a melancholy case. People in the capacity of the prisoner, although they had rules to guide them, put their own construction on them in practice, and it was quite providential that serious injury to life and property had not resulted. The prisoner urged that he had seen no rules since he had been in the service of the company, and the practice of the Croydon Company was nut for the fireman to get the steam up. Mr. TRAILL said that was the only mitigatory circum stance in his case ; and, as he had hitherto borne a good character, it would have some effect in his favour. He should, therefore, only commit him for one month to the House of Correction. Mr. May applied for a fine instead of imprisonment ; but Mr. TRAILL said he had taken the most lenient view of the case, and it was necessary to protect life and property. The damage is estimated at upwards of 300/. EIIEUTE at BOULOGNE-SUR-TIER. On Wednesday last, about two o'clock in the afternoon, our peaceful little town was a scene of complete commo tion, occasioned by a shipment of oxen and potatoes for England. The mob would not allow them to be em barked, and a violent altercation took plac,9 between them and the police, during which time the sous-prefet, en grande levee, the mayor, and authorities arrived ; they were received with a volley of stones and potatoes, several of which fell heavily upon some of the great men in office. The sous-preet had his order torn from his breast and was nearly killed. During the time the authorities were parleying and seeing the potatoes put on board the Britannia steamer, a ludicrous farce took place ; some buys and women cut the rope to which twenty-five cows were attached, and the beasts being set at liberty, some were driven into the water, and others were hooted and pelted about the town, to the terror of the inhabitants. _ _ _ The mob, about seven o'clock in the evening, paraded the streets, singing the " Marseillaise," and when they arrived in the Rue de I'Ecu, opposite the Mayor's house, they began breaking his windows ; which alarmed his worship so much that he became enzporte, and ran out of his house sword in hand, threatening destruction to every one. If the National Guard (Horse) had not suddenly come up, the worthy mayor would have pro bably received a severe chastisement from the infuriated mob. M. Adam, the mayor, has for some time past received anonymous letters, stating, that unless he prevents the exportation of potatoes, he must take the conse quence, and about ten days ago an incendiary tire took place on one of his farms. Some of the p mrer classes presented themselves to the mayor with children in their arms, demanding bread for them, and saying it was a dreadful calamity to he afflicted with a potato disease; but, to see the staff of life (potatoes) shipped off in face of a starving people, was more than human nature could stand. The mayor replied, the law did not forbid the exportation, and trade could not be interfered with ; b u t t h at h e had that morning written to the Minister of Commerce to allow American flour to enter from England, upon payment of a certain duty, it being prohibited from entering France unless brought direct from America. If a stop is not put to the exportation, it is feared it will produce serious and, perhaps, fatal consequences. Now (Thursday) the town is quiet. This morning several of the ringleaders were ar rested. MORTALITY OF TUE METROPOLIS.—The total num ber of deaths registered in the metropolis during the week ending Saturday, Nov. 21, 1346, was 966. Of these 941 were from other causes than violence, showing an increase in the deaths from disease, as compared with the week preceding, of 48. There were no deaths from cholera during the week. Tho deaths from typhus were 58. There were 1,303 births registered during the week. A curious question is now pending before the Irish Chancellor, whether a nun can have civil rights, Or whether she be not absolutely dead in the eye of the l aw . The case is M'Carthy v. M'Carthy. All parties are Roman Catholics, and Sir Colman O'Loughlin, a Roman Catholic barrister, will argue in support of tho proposition which bars the enjoyment of the claim. THE SCHOLASTICPROFESSION.—Yhe first public examination for admission into the recently formed Col lege of Preceptors, and for certificates or qualification, is appointed to take place in January. The examination is to be conducted by graduates, in honours, of Oxford, Cambridge, Dublin, and London, together with ex pt•rienced and well-known professors of the French and German languages. The candidates themselves are to select the branches of learning in which they desire to 'be examined, THE SUN, LONDON, PItIDAY EVENING, NOV_EMBETI, 27, MO. THE TEA DUTY QUESTION. MEETING AT TerVERPOOL. The public meeting convened by his worship the Mayor, in compliance with a numerously-signed requisition presented to him for that purpose, was held at twelve o'clock on Wednesday, in the. Sessions house, Liverpool. The attendance was extremely large, the building being densely crowded in ever y part. The MAYOR, having taken the chair, read letters of excuse, for inability to attend th e mee ti ng , f rom NV. ' Entwisle, Esq., and Lord Sandon. The requisition having been read by the town-clerk, The CHAIRMAN called upon Win. Brown, Esq., 31. P., to move the first resolution. Mr. BROWN, having read the resolution, spoke as follows :—I am not at all interested in the exportation of British manufactures to China, or in the importation of tea from thence, neither am I a shipowner, nor manu facturer, nor a member of the society who are bringing , this subject tinder discussion,—l am interested in pro moting the social comfort and domestic happiness of the p e ople ; and I believe a reduction of the duty on tea would have that effect. Our position with China at this time seems to be nearly a dead lock. To that immense empire our exports ten years ago were 1,300,000/., and now they are only increased to 2,300,0001, which shows, in the clearest point of view possible, that there is no such thing as a one-sided trade between nations. We must buy to enable us to sell : it is the cardinal point which we must never lose sight of in discussing commer cial questions. All commerce is an exchange of equiva lentseeach party receiving from the other something that is more valuable to them than that with which they part. It is not necessary on all occasions that we should carry on a direct exchange of equivalents with any counts.) to which we are exporting our goods, if that country has the means of paying us through some other channel. But unfortunately this is not the case with China, and our object, therefore, must be to increase the direct trade ; and I will endeavour to show, by statistical and historical facts, that we can do this without materially impairing the revenue, or unnecessarily alarming or embarrassing the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who feels the great responsibility that rests on his shoulders to be able to comply with all our public engagements, and sus Min the honour and dignity of the nation. Fur we must all admit that the preservation of public credit is our sheet anchor, and at every sacrifice that must be sustained. I believe the present Government have every disposition to remove all unnessary burdens from com merce; but they are powerless unless sustained by public opinion to enable them to re-adjust taxation, and place those unavoidable burdens on those objects most able to bear them. I shall now endeavour to give you a short outline of our China trade from its commencement, from which you will see the remarkable fluctuations that have taken place with the rise and fall of the duty on tea. Prior to 1667, no tea was imported into this country by the East India Company, but a little by the private trade. It was made into a decoction at the coffee-houses, and sold at an excise duty of 3d. per gallon. In 1667 the East India Company sent out their first order for 4001bs. of the best " tay," as it was then called. From that period up to 1707, I am not able to ascertain the duty, but I believe it to have been heavy; because, in an old newspaper of that date, it was stated by one who was anxious to get customers, that he was prepared to sell it from 265. to the very low price of 16s. per pound. In 1747, the duty was reduced 25., and it quadrupled the consumption.—(Hear, hear.) In 1768, the duty on black tea was reduced ls., and the consumption in creased eighty per cent. In 1773, the duty was re imposed, and we lost that eighty per cent. From that period we come down to 1784, when Mr. Pitt, under the Commutation Act, in order to stop smugglin g , and to add to the comforts of the people, reduced the duty from ls. and 6 per cent. ad valorem duty to 121- per cent. The consequence was, that the consumption rose from 5,000,0001b5. to 21,000,0001b5., in 1795.—(L0ud cries of " Hear, hear.") There is some little discrepancy in the actual amount of the tea consumed at that period. Some parties state it as low as 3,000,0001bs.; I think 5,000,0001 b. may be taken as a fair estimate. In 1795, the duty was raised to 20 per cent.; and from that period, to 1534. when the charter of the East India Company was abro gated, there was a continuous rise of duty at nine vari ous periods ; and at the latter date the consumption, though more in pounds, was less per head than in 1795. —(Flean) As this is from a parliamentary document, I had better read you the statement, and it will carry on the history of the trade to the year 1836.—" In 1784, the tax was 121- per cent.; in 1795, it was raised to 20 per cent.; in 1797, to 20 per cent. under 2s. 6d. per lb., and 30 per cent. at and above that price; in 1798, to 20 and 35 per cent. respectively ; in 1800, to 20 and 40 per cent. ; in 1801, to 20 and 50 per cent.; in 1503, to 65 and 95 per cent.; in 1806, to 96 per cent. on all prices; and in 1819, to 96 per cent, under 2s. per lb., and 100 per cent at and above that price, continuing to the termination of the Company's charter. In 1834, the trade being thrown open, the duty was attempted to be levied according to a scale, which was supposed to mark quality, being ls. 6d. per lb. on the lowest tea, 2s. 2d. on the middle, and 3s. per lb. on the finest kinds. This scale was also con structed on the principle of taxing, as near as may be, the article with an average duty of 100 per cunt.; but was abandoned in 1836, owing to causes unnecessary to state here, and was succeeded by a uniform duty of 2s. ld. per lb., until 1840, when the additional 5 per cent., imposed on all Customs' duties, brought it up to 2s. 21d. per lb." A very important fact connected with the im portation of tea, is embraced between the periods 1822-3 and 1831-2. The East India Company reduced the price of Bohea 'Sid. per lb., and as it was charged an ad valo rem duty, a similar reduction was made on the part of the Government, together amounting to Is. 3d. per lb. The consequence was, that the consumption, which in the former period was 1,800,0001b5., rose in the latter ' to 64,000,0001bs.—(Hear, hear.) If this reduction had ' not taken place, it would appear from the figures that there would have been an actual decrease in the sales, up to 1833, of 1,000,0001bs.: this reduction produced an ex cess of 46,000,0001b5. On the abrogation of the char ter, the consumption increased from 31,000,0001b5. to 44,000,0001b5., producing a revenue of 4,800,000/. We have to contend with the difficulty of supplying this. But when we look to the increase that has taken place by the reduction of duty, and the effect of low duties in other countries, I trust it will induce the Chancellor of the Exchequer to believe that the reduction of duty will produce a great increase of consumption.—(oh, oh.) The quantity often consumed in the Channel Islands is about 441bs. per head. In Newfounland it is rilbs. per head, and in New South Wales 711bs. per head.—(Oh.) Now, with the evidence before us, that moderate duties produced increased consumption, the Chancellor will be fully warranted in doing what he can to increase the comforts of the people ; for tea is not now a luxury, it has become one of the necessaries of life. A friend of mine, whom I see in court, was in Staffordshire lately, where he saw four men doing some work ; some ale was sent out to them, but they said, " We are not tee totallers, but we find that tea enables us to do our work better ; we shall therefore be obliged to you for a cup of tea instead of the ale." This shows clearly the taste of the people, so that they will prefer tea if they can get it. Mr. Brown then combated the objection that China would not be able to produce a sufficient quantity of tea. He went into several calculations to show this. The Chinese, for example, used tea as we do beer. Their consumption was about 7lb. per head; and multiplying this by the population of China, it would be seen that the additional per centage we should draw would be trifling indeed. In fact, they had the means of indefinitely ex tending the cultivation of the plant. We must nut lose sight, Mr. Brown continued, of the fact, that a larger con sumption of tea would necessarily produce a larger con sumption of sugar. This will greatly assist the govern ment in making up the revenue. One argument brought against us will be, why do not the United States con sume a larger quantity, where the duty was already moderate, and now there is none at all ? The answer is, the taste of the Americans is for coffee. They use six lbs. per head, or 120,000,0001b5. per annum, h w e h n i c l e e , w a e s consume but 34,00 0 , 000 1b5., or 111bs. per head. S o t h at what we use in tea, they use in coffee ; and, our taste is for tea, and not for coffee, I should not be surprised to see the consumption increase three-fold. —(lean) As for the moral effect, that part of the question will be ably handled by some of the gentlemen who are to come after me. It is quite true that the collection of a specific duty is much easier for the go , vermuent and for the merchant ; but is it. equity—is it justice—that the most valuable descriptions of tea should pay only the same duty as the lowest kinds of Bohea. depriving the great mass of the people of the use of this wholesome beverage ? It has been clearly shown by Mr. Benefield, in one of his lectures, that the great mass of the consumers of tea, the poorer classes, are as 10,300,000 compared with 4,500,000 of the middle class, and 1,200,000 of the rich. Mr. Brown concluded by pressing upon the public at large the necessity of aiding in the movement for the reduction of the duty on tea ; inasmuch as it was only by enlisting the almost omnipo tent voice of public opinion in their favour that their efforts could be successful. Mr. Basemee MOORS rose with great pleasure to second the resolution. He entertained no fears as re garded the reduction of the duty on tea. He thought the reduction might safely be made, without danger to the revenue, and on such a scale as to affect the retail price to the consumer, without which no benefit would be conferred on the poorer classes. There could be no doubt that a reduction of the duty on tea would confer great benefits on the town of Liverpool in particular, ou the working classes in general, contributing largely to the comfort of the fire-side, and inducing the working man to spend his evenings at home. Mr. Moore con cluded a long and able speech by seconding the resolution. Mr. DIXON, wine and spirit dealer, then rose to address the meeting. He sa id, f ee li ng d ee ply th e exorbitant and disproportionate duty imposed on tea, he had deemed it his duty to aid the object for which the meeting was assembled, and had made some calculations from official documents as to the effect of reduction on another article. And if he could prove that such reduction had not dimin ished the public revenue, but had, on the contrary, _ aug mented it, he m i g h t h ope th a t such evidence woul d strengthen the hands of those who had to impress d upon her Majesty's Government the advantages of a reduction of of the duty on tea ; because the convictihon ps t the only reduction would injure the revenue, obstacle in the way. It would be year, the many in that room that, early in the present L es per duty on brandy was reduced from 22e h . ir l d. d• t Mr. Dixon gallon—a reduction or nearly one-t in.aeshpeerrecaotllection of duty paid, and the number of gail l a 4s r , e and 1846, from ' tain number of months in 1844, a f m or ou a n c t e o r- f extensive then read in extenso a table, shiowniczlgeattshieleed which it appeared that, notwithstanding reduction of duty, such was the in c that there was already an actual gidae r in eas to d th c e emenpu o n wines had also about 16,000/. The reduction m, Dixonproceeded tended to increase the revenue. Mr. ion ty on articles of luxur3 , , rve of to remark that if a reduction of d u affluent portion of the comunity, viedonlefidietdo a to ll a t c h t e ha m l o ih re . e t e e a consumptionsed revenue, eii ue h o o f w w hich m ul.l washire forcibly would the . lutel y y required b principle apply to an article b o , A e i s e ?-- k pp ause.) a dvantages of a redue wouldeve y not a sendeavourthe t o c o s n h i o ni w u n the i ty tion of the duty on ':ea in a commercial point of view ; this had already been so ably gone into, chat it would i be unbecoming in him to add one word to it. All lie would do, in conclus , on, was to express en ardent hope that the millions of those who moved in the humble walks of life in this densely-populated land might be enabled through the instrumentality of the promoters of the present movement, to partake plentifully of that bev erage which " cheers but not inebriates," and adds to social intercourse and the comfort of the domestic hearth.—(Applause.) Mr. HUGEL HORNBY moved the next resoluti( n. He said he felt some difficulty in making observations on this subject, inasmuch as he had never yet heard any argument advanced by those opposed to the reduction of the duty on tea, to which it would not almost be an in stilt upon the common sense of the meeting, to attempt to make any reply. It had always appeared to him that the excessive duty on tea was so utterly indefensible— attended by such manifest, such unmitigated severity—. that it was a matter of surprise so little had been hith erto done to induce its reduction. But it was in refer ence to its mischievous effects upon the moral habits of the working classes that it had now become a question of paramount and pressing importance to the public at large. At the present moment, when the utmost anxiety existed to rescue our working population from ignorance, destitution, and degradation, it should re quire no inducements to be held out to cause Govern ment to make a reduction of the duty on an article of general consumption—a reduction which it was admitted on all hands would ameliorate the social moral, and phy sical condition of the humbler classes. lie was aware that, in making these observations, he had entered on a topic reserved for gentlemen who should succeed him ; but he felt deeply on the subject, and trusted he would therefore be excused. We had been so long accustomed to the high duty on tea, that he believed we had at length become unable to make a proper estimate of its evil consequences. If any stranger ascertained that China could supply us, to all practicable purposes, with an unlimited supply of tea—what would be his astonishment on finding an impediment to the in creased import of tea, arising from an artificial regu lation of our own ? that it was in consequence of our imposing a higher duty on this article, with the excep tion, he believed, of ardent spirits and tobacco, than any other in the commercial tariff. There was no valid rea son why a reduction should not take place. He (Mr. Hornby) believed there was no instance of an excessive duty on any article of universal consumption being re duced, where an increased consumption did not compen sate for the loss of revenue which must otherwise have been felt. In the case of coffee the reduction was at tended, not by loss, but by actual profit to the revenue. With tea, in his opinion, the result would be still more striking, because its taste was more congenial than coffee to the people of this country. He for his part had not the slightest doubt, if the duty on tea were reduced from 2s. 24d. to Is. per lb., in a few years the consumption would be trebled, and the revenue would be a gainer instead of a loser. Mr. Hornby concluded by affirming that we had not acted in a spirit of true reciprosity with China—maintaining the duties on tea after their grant ing a tariff admitting British manufactures at the mode rate duty, 5 per cent. Mr. T. B. HORSFALL seconded the resolution. He expressed his opinion, amid loud applause, that no tri fling reduction would be of any importance whatever ; but that we must have a large and substantial reduction. He amplified the calculations of Mr. Brown, to show that previous reductions of the duty on tea had not injured the revenue, and stated the important fact, that during the past ten months of the present year the shipment of goods to China had fallen off 40 per cent. He concluded by expressing his conviction that Government not only would, but readily, attend to the representations which the meeting might make to it. The meeting was subsequently addressed by Mr. Adam Hodgson, Mr.Toomas Blackburn, Mr. Winch, Mr. Brod ribb, Mr. Hepworth, Mr. Christopher Rawson, Mr. Geo, Grant, Mr. J. Cropper, Mr. T. Brocklebank, Mr. William Rathbone, and Mr. Thornley, M.P., and all the resolu tions were passed unanimously, and ordered to be in serted in the Daily IVews. A deputation was named to proceed to London, for the purpose of having an inter view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, &c. Thanks were then voted to the Mayor, and the meeting, after a few hearty cheers, separated at a few minutes to four o'clock. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, NOVEMBER 26. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Chester and Birken head, MN —Edinburgh and Glasgow, Halves, 10 3 ja—London and North-Western, Quarters, New, 12N p.—Ditto, Quarters (G. J.), 20 p.—Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 5 p.—Mid land, 124—Ditto, New, 4 p.—Preston and Wyre, Preference, Halves (A), 3IA p.—York and Newcastle, Preference, p. —Belfast and Ballymena, 7s. dis.—Great Grimsby Dock, 2 1 %. dis.—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 4% dis.—Ditto, Exten sion, Bs. 9d. dis.—Hudderstield Canal and Railway, Exten sion, 1% p.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 11 1 % p.—Ditto, Branches (blue), 7 3 4 p.—Ditto, Extensions (green), 1 3 4 p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 2 1 4 dis.—Ditto, New, 1 /, dis.—North Wales Mineral, Halves, 2 1 / s p.— Ambergate and Eastern Junction, V s p.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 1% p.—Birmingham and Dudley, 53/ t p.—Birmingham and Ox ford Junction, 6% p.—Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham, 1 / 8 p.—Glasgow and Dumfries, 3s. 9d. p.—Liverpool, Manches ter, and Newcastle Junction, 1 / S dis. —Newry and Warrenpoint, 2'14 p.—North Staffordshire, 3% p.—North-Western, Bs. 9d. p.—Shrewsbury and Hereford, % dis.—Shrewsbury, Wolver hampton, and South Staffordshire, % dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 1 1 ; 4 p.—Ditto, 9/. I2s. 3d. shares (B), 1 / 2 p.—Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, 1 / 4 dis.—West Riding Union, 1 1 A p.—Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsbv, 21s. 3d. dis.—North "British, New, I.Bs. 9d. p.— Dutch Rhenish, 14 3 dis.—Great Luxembourg, 3 1 4 dis. MANCHESTER, NOVEMBER 26. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, 1-16 p.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 1% p.—Birmingham and Dudley, 5 1 1 p. —Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham, par—Churnet and Blythe, 1 4 dis.—Direct Northern, 5R dis.—East Lancashire, No. 1, New, 4 1 4 p.—Ditto, No. 2 (late Liverpool, Orms kirk, &c.), ex add. sh., 4 p.—East Lincolnshire, 1 / 2 p.—Edin burgh and Glasgow, Quarters, 18—Glasgow and Dumfries, 1-16 p.—Hudderstield and Manchester Railway and Canal. 4% p.—Ditto, Thirds, 1 1 / p.—Lancaster and Preston, 10 p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 2 1 / ij dis.—Ditto, New, dis.—Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, 11 lz. t p.—Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, 5-16 dis.—London, Manchester, and Birmingham, 72—Ditto, Quarters (A), 6', 7 p.—Ditto (B), p.—Ditto (C), 6 1 /tz p.—Manchester and Leeds, 20 p.—:Manchester and Southampton, % dis.—North Staf fordshire, 358 p.—North-Western, p.—Oldham Alliance, p.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 1 / 8 dis.—Slieflie!d and Manchester, Quarters, No. 3, 1 4 dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 1 1 / 2 p.—Shrewsbury and Herefordshire, c. dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4,1/„ p.—West Lancashire Coast, Bs. dis.—West Riding Union, 1% p.— Wharfdale (late .North-Eastern), % dis.—York and New castle, Preference, 5 p. 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Since the prisoner's former exami nation some benevolent lady, who had read the par ticulars of the case in the papers, forwarded to Mr. Norton half a sovereign for her use, and this having been sent to her to Horsemonger-lane gaol, she was enabled to purchase a cheap gown-piece (which she made into a dress), a shawl, and bonnet, and being sup plied with under dress at the prison, she was enabled to make a decent appearance, and one forming a very striking contrast to that which she bore when last at this Court. . . John Constable, 43 L, the officer who took the pri soner at a coffee-shop in the Waterloo-road, after she had swallowed a large dose of laudanum, and who had acted with much decision and promptness in removing her to Guy's Hospital, where the stomach-pump was used, said he had forwarded a letter to the prisoner's father, to the direction she had given him, but had heard nothing in reply. The prisoner had, however, received a letter from a cousin of hers, as well as one from her lover, both of which she had given up to him, and which he (constable) begged to hand to his Worship. The officer here handed two letters to Mr. Norton, which the worthy magistrate read. The following is a copy of the letter from her lover : " Brompton-barracks, Cheltenham, Nov. 17. "My dear Mary,—l have this moment received your letter, and no one but God knows what uneasiness it has caused me. I scarcely know what I say or do, and am very uneasy for what has occurred ; but as for me I cannot get my discharge, as the regiment is all gone ex cept two companies, and we embark to-morrow (Wed nesday) morning, at nine o'clock, and it is—and I am sorry for it—too late to get my discharge. My dear Mary, think nothing of what has happened, for as soon as I can get to Ceylon I will write to you, and let you know what time I will be with you, for I will put in fur my discharge as soon as I get there, and I hope soon to be with you. I also hope you will write to me in about 14 days' time, and then I shall receive the letter in a few days after we get there. Believe me, my dearest Mary, my intentions towards you are the same as I told you before. I have not time to write much ; but I beg of you to write in 14 days, and let me know all particulars, how you are getting on, and I hope to God I'll soon be with you again. When you write to me send me your direction, as I shall not know where to write to, and believe me, my dearest Mary, it is not my fault things occurred as they have.—l am yours, ever dear, " THOMAS GARNER. " Addressed to Mary Rose Cook, Horsemonger-lane gaol." Mr. NORTON said he considered this a very proper letter, and asked the prisoner if she knew what the writer of the letter (the one given above) had been brought up to ?—The prisoner replied she did not, and said that all she knew of his friends was, that they re sided in some part of Cheshire, and he was himself a private soldier in the 37th Regiment. Constable, the officer, said that since the prisoner's examination, the matron of Guy's Hospital had been to the station-house to say that the gentlemen belonging to the institutian were anxious to assist in doing some thing for the prisoner, so as to prevent her going upon the streets. They were acquainted with the ladies of an institution which Mrs. Fry had founded or belonged to, and where, it was thought, the prisoner might be placed. Mr. NORTON remarked that the prisoner had acted with great indiscretion, but still he thought there was nothing like profligacy in her conduct; for, even in the extremely awkward situation she had placed herself, she did not appear to forget all the decencies and proprieties of her sex, and he (Mr. Norton) hoped that though her attachment to the soldier had led to her disgrace, it might yet end well, and be the restoration of character. In reply to the questions of the magistrate, the pri soner said she was truly and heartily sorry for the rash act she had attempted, and most grateful to the Almighty for her preservation from death. Mr. NORTON said he had before him a letter from a gentleman who kindly offered to assist, to the amount of a sovereign, to place the prisoner in some situation by which she could make a respectable living, and other humane individuals would, he had no doubt, contribute to the same object. With respect to the soldier, she must for the present at least give up all hope of getting married to him, and he did not think it at all likely that the Government would go to the expense of sending her out to Ceylon if they had any idea of discharging him. The worthy MAGISTRATE here directed one of the ushers of the Court to take a lodging for the prisoner at some place where she could be taken care of for a week, and by that time some communication, no doubt, would be received from her mother or friends. In the interim he would consider what was best to be done with her. The prisoner, who evidently felt for the awkward situation her indiscretion had placed her in, and also for the humanity and kindness with which she had been treated, expressed her gratitude to the benevolent matistrate, and was then removed from the bar. During the examination the Court was densely cruwded. CLERKENIVE L L. Mary Hart was placed at the bar before Mr. Green wood, charged by the parish authorities of St. Pancras with having deserted her male illegitimate child, lt; months old. Mr. Williams, an overseer, attended on the part of the parish, and said that the case had partly been before the public, and was one of a very peculiar nature ; and, had it not been for the publicity given to it by the press, the prisoner might have escaped justice. About six or seven weeks since, a woman named Mary Ann Bell, called at the w.rkhouse with the child in question, say ing it had been left with her by a woman whom she did not know, to nurse, and wished them to take the child ; but in consequence of her story beinr , discredited they refused to receive the child. On last Tuesday week she called again at the workhouse, and flung the child down violently, when she was charged with the assault, and committed for trial by Mr. Combe ; but the grand jury ignored the bill. The case was reported in the news papers, when a woman who read the report came for ward and identified the child, which was at the work house, which led to the apprehension of the prisoner at the house of a nobleman (Earl St. Germans) in whose family she had formerly lived at wet nurse. He called - - --•• Mrs. Mary Ann Bell, of IS, Gresson-street,Rlthbone. place, St. Pancras—She said that on the sth of October the prisoner called on her, and inquired if she would take a nurse child. Witness took the child, it being arranged that the prisoner should pay ss.,per week. " Witness asked her for a month's money in advance, but she could not give it, and she paid 4s. 6d. She said the child had no clothes, that its former nurse had sold or pawned them. She left the place and promised to call again, but she never saw her afterwards until she was in custody. The prisoner was a stranger to her when she left the child with her. Mrs. Maria Haines, of Cross-court, Carnaby-street, Carnaby-market, Golden-square, deposed that the child was brought to her to nurse about 12 months ago. She was paid Bs. per week. She received her payments from Mrs. Jessop, cook in the service of Earl St. Ger mans. On the sth of October last the prisoner called and took the child away with her. l l ? r ‘ k V h i Witness —Ye Mr. Willi ams —Di d she propose doing anyth i ng w i th thechd v ; that a hlesehoonulldd nottak take aiyt forto tShte. James's Shessaid baby, and she did not know what to do with it. She said if she were to take it to the workhouse, they would not know that she (witness) knew where the mother was; and she was to say the child had been left with her, and she did not know the mother or where she was. Witness informed her husband, who would not al low her to do it. She called after this, and said she was goit, into the workhouse with the child. Witness asked her if she had an order? She replied, " No, I will tell you the truth, I am going to take her to Fulham to a washerwoman to nurse." Witness suspected something wrong, and followed her when she took the child, on the evening of the sth of October, but she lost sight of her. The prisoner called the following day, and said she had left the child at Fulham. She never saw her from that time until that morning in custody. Witness read the examination of Mrs. Bell, in the newspapers, when she attended at St. Pancras workhouse, and identified the child. Mr. Williams, overseer of St. Pancras, deposed that the last witness called on him, and from information he received he called at the residence of Earl St. Germans, in Eaton-place, with a view to trace the prisoner. He inquired of the party who answered his knock for the residence of Mrs. Hart; he was informed that she was then in the kitchen. On being introduced to her, he asked if her name was Hart ? She said it was. He then put further questions, and she said she had one child. He took her in a cabriolet to the station• house, and charged her with deserting her child. She denied knowing Mrs. Bell. He informed her who and what he was, when she admitted having left her child at Mrs. Bell's. Its name was Cecil William Hart, and was six teen months old. She told him who the father of the Child was, aid t,hat he was a married man. She said she HULL, NOVEMBER 26. STocK.Exciwron.—Our market to-day is dull, with very little business doing, but the prices of yesterday are - main - taMed in most instances. The sales are—North British, Quarters, 765. 91—Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 19s. p.— East Lancashire, No. 2 (late Ormskirk, &c.), 4 1 / 2 p. c. North Western, Bs. p. YORK, NON - EMBER 26. STOCK EXCHINGE.—The sales are—London and York 214—Ditto, Half Shares, I%—North British, Half Shares, 1614—Ditto, Quarters, 3%—Ditto, Extension, I/. 12s.—Shef field, Rotherham, &c., 3/. 3s.—York and Newcastle, New, 'l. Bs. 9d. ex new—Ditto, Preference, 6 . 7 / B —York and North Midland, Preference, 11/. 6s. 3d. EDINBURGH, NOVEMBER 25. STOCK ExerrANGE —The sales are—Caledonian, New, 435.—Direct Northern, 38s.—Dundee and Perth New, 10— Edinburgh and Northern, 15 1 4 ex bit.—Ditto, Newport, 81s. —Edinburgh and Perth, 34.,. 6d.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 54s.—Great North of Scotland, 39s.—North British, 381.—Ditto, Thirds, 74s.—Ditto, Quarters, 80s.—Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 32.s.—Scottish Central, 19 1 4—York and Newcastle, Preference, 7 1 / 2 —Direct Bombay and Madras, 6s. —E 6 as, Indian Railway, 12s. 61—Great Southern of Madr as, Bs. d GLASGOW, NOVEMBER 25. STOCK EICIIANGE.—The sales are—Airdrie and Coatbridge, 403.—Ayr and Galloway, 28s. 6d.—Caledonian, 241.—Ditto, New, 435. 61—Caledonian and Dumbartonshire. 375. Direct Bombay and Madras, 65.161 —Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Halves, 7 7 X 3 —Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 535. 6d.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 325. 6,1. Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monkland Junction, 42s.—Great South ern of Madras, Bs. 6d.—Lanark and Lothians, 445. London, Bristol, and South Wales, 233. 3d.—Manchester and South ampton, 273.—North British, Thirds, 525. 6d. p.—Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 333. 6d.—Paisley and Renfrew, 10► , —Scottish Central, 19/. 13.—York and Newcastle, Prefer ence, 714. On Sunday evening M. A. Morel, of Marseilles, was passing through the passage du Saumon, when he perceived that he had lo s t his p ock et - book, containing 500 f. in bank notes , and a qu a nt i ty of bills. lie turned back to look for it, exclaiming, "I am a r u i ne d man. " 4 " No, sir," said a stranger near him, " not if your ruin depends on this pocket. book," at the same time present ing it to him. M. Morel, in the utmost joy, wished to make a handsome recompense to the person who had found the pocket-book, and thus relieved him from so ot n e whopn packet-book, soldet .he chemicalek, : The was et.— art g reat a perplexity; but the other p os i t i ve l y refused to acc ept anything. " Give," said h e , " a 20 f . piece to that poor man near whom I found it, a n d I s h all be perfectly tis p w e a r s so a n poorwh o old f u h man a h matches, and who was en c h an t e d at receiving 25f. from M Morel. a hair dresser of Augo u le me, named Fouch P ' s satisfied." This paper. • DISCOVERY OF A SKELETON.--On Wednesday last li the remains of a human being were found in a field in the occupation of Mr. Westover, on Strood Hill, near Rochester. It was the perfect skeleton of a man of large stature, and from this appearance of the bones and teeth, it is conjectured that it cannot have lain there more than 20 years. Daring the time it h as b een d epos i ted there, it has remained uldisturbed by the plough ; but the land having this year been subjected to the process of trench ing, the earth has been removed to the extent of about four inches more in depth, and by this means these re mains have been brought to light. There was found lying with the skeleton a large spike nail, about seven inches long, bent at the point. [ADVERTISEMENT.]--THE RAJAH OF TRAVA NCORE AND HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT.—On the 11th of July, 1+446, Professor Holloway was honoured with an order for six of the largest pots 01 Holloway's Ointment, from no less a person than his Royal la; Inic..s the Rajah, or re i gn i ng sovereign of Travancore, through the eminent firm of M es s rs . J. C ock b urn and ast India mer c hants, No. .1, New Broad-street, London. The Co.,dntment, it appears, is for the Personal use of the Rajah, and will be employed under the super intendence of his private physician. 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Burti.dd, 180, Strand ; Johnston, 68, Cornhill ; Hallows, Drug gist, 2, High-street, Islington; Heudebourck, Druggist, Church street, Hackney ; and all respectable Medicine Venders in Town and Country.-Observe : none can be genuine,. unless the names of " Barclay and Sous" are ell the Stein, aLtlzect to each Box. THE BEST REMEDY FOR INDIGT,,STION. VORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS Complaints ; are con fidently recommended as a simple but. certain remedy', ailto w h o ii ir er f r om Indigestion, Sick Headache, Bilious and Liver. they act as a powerful tonic and gentle aperient, iMpari ing strength to the stomach, and composure to the nervous aperient, itt Sold in bottles at Is. 13 , 2 d., 2s. 9t1., and I Is. each, the kingdom. CAUTION.—Be sure to ask for " NORTON'S PILLS," and do not ba persuaded to purchase an imitation , in every town -------- INFLUENZA, COUGHS, AND COLDS. _ 0 _,, SIMCO'S ESSENCE of LINSEED is the ons 0 2: efficacious remedy ever discovered for the relief ofpers.e 70, fering from irfluenza gress of this distressing complaint, and a little perseverat.noecnv,- 0, pletcly removes it. Children's coughs, as well as recen 9 , aP. n d the two first doses generally arrest the P ro ' adults, will he removed by a few doses (frequently by th o e r n e r o -„, asthmatic persons, who previously had not boot=h*l 0 1_ d,,, 0 182 ' 11 00 , bed, have received the utmost benefit from use t n Essence of Linseed. eac S h c . ld by all Medicine Vendors , in bottles at Is. 114 d. and 22-9 d d WI IIS' VYEBROWS, MOUSTACHIOS, An yed an d LA KERS produced in a few weeks, and Baldness reinc_,,,,t2o, prevented by the use of GRIMSTONE'S AR0MAT1Can,.....,,,,, RATOR, an essential spirit, drawn from aromatic herbs _l,l_l'''' . A a few drops of which cure headache in a few minutes.; I,tri"arr most delightful, fragrant toilet perfume. Sold oslY In ' bottles, protected by the Government stamp, at 4s-; 7s. ; and double this size, I Is. each ; enclosed in a , Pam pamphl et ' gaining testimonials of undoubted authority, entitled ' Three s _ P'' , "s o o Advice on the Growth and Preservation of the Human lo only nes t By who 7s. 8d„ and 125., for money orders ,gota, Sold lesale only at Grimstone's IlerbarY, Nig li o .. we , London ; and by Messrs. Barclay and Son, If arringdontre and Toiled doubl . ~e th e sus Oxford-street Messrs. Butler and Co., Cheapside Fis h , e ! , Corehill; Conduit-street ; Mr. Johnston, medicine warehouse, 1 • . , ‘„,,, h, J. as. and by all .'hemists. Perfumers, and others For Edin,"=,_ „OO P It. Raimes, Leith-walk ; for Manchester, eresche an u ... • User-office. TO THE LADIES. le Dines" Deter This lady had the following letter inserted in the was „ ti t 111 paper on Aug. 7, 1846. Reader, remember, the paper by the lady herself, as a testimony to me. , ..1.4 00 °1) 1 " Mrs. Weekley, of No. 3. Swan-street, Borough, w.._: bar Ilig tunity of publicly thanking Mr. W. Grimstone, of the fler_vinf ofil this letter r gate, for the efficacy of his Aromatic Regenerator, in . 11 :„ rO OO _,,lll is pletely restored the hair on her head, after using Reheat fou r OP' and the whole of her hair is much stronger and More Inx"'" e gr. ° t ever was before the baldness appeared. " Mrs. Weekley inserts this testimony to the virtUeiis 0 ; w e , Regenator, feeling assured that many ladies would gr. J , front e .. 1 an 11 s. bottle if they were as certain of Its virtues ss hairiest Abo.,, perience, not only in the restoration and production of _.,,,, iS 1 7, since, but as a cure of nervous headache ; as a toilet Pe o P L ;ring Pi beyond any to her taste. She will feel a pleasure street,in e Boxibtio lady of respectability to the above facts.- 3 ' Svreu - t g gref! A t r In cases of the hair becoming thin, weak, or tarn _u_ lt. c og P_„ A drops on the crown of the head occasionally, everY vr i r s poek 1 7 vent the hair from coming away with the comb, niuk t e !„A coif. oil prevent it turning grey, rendering the hair luxurian hair' g tes w few drops on your hairbrush before brUshillg the ha , r , of ha Thermbilliancy, causing it to curl. ig i t ° Oa - ost delicate ladies may use this delightful Pits re _ 4O most aromatic herbs and flowers with confidenne___,Lv eoelProus *dour removes headache and makes it a most nene'' t 'weivo l '„ • r i as to the toilet. In cases of nevous headache, Pou r ten or -"srtefroreo en the crown of the head ; if very bad, repeat it every ali pints"", hour. In most cases relief is certain in ten Ml 050 00 pt e• hair on children's heads in a few appelications. " if brain ° t !...9 . heads, it has such a peculiar cooling influence on t he of hstr , vent convulsions, as well as promoting the gr" 9" pamphlet of testimonials. glee * All letters addressed to William Grirastone —Tferbarr' AO' WORKS by ROBERT J. CUIVERW ELL. ..7.,,..„,.•' - ' en s . One Shilling each. hr Rost Ono and riu'v 41 Jol t' ON SINGLE and"MARRI.' ''... (An Original Medical Histbri'l nest.rii. CONTENTS: Analysis of the Affections—Early Conventits tal ga xi i i st e lsili. direction—Marital Anticipations and Realities--rAZ s , wo z#' ' Maternal Influenee—Phenomena of Gestation '," atiager. Infertile Unions—lncongruous Allianees L _meal —. _ 0 Matches—Curiosities of Twenty-three Years' }l ''' . . 4 . - &e. &c. 2. ...,,5.30.1•1 ~ 'eq .. On CHASTITY and its INFRlziu"s" • •,.../' (An Essay for 1846.) "Of human ills and frailties I discont le _Lood. .; ; ,4 , ' Those taught by nature, and byer e 7 O O A ..r . Of griefs conceal'd, and disapeul: sod Sag * : e ' Which young and gentle, the niaW" -- , ', ~ The lonely and the mated —all sus v, ;',,,,, In kindly spirit, herein counsel's 6 1 _ 1 '1 tog ,,, How health, how hope, how haPPu . " — is: ' ' ; y.' ,, a. WHAT to EAT, DRINK, ' With Diet Tables for all ~- , Contents :— How to ensure perfect dig nat ? n : good night's rest, a clear head, and a coun"' servance of the instructions herein centalllei vously delica • e, even to the most shattered ee the greatest amount of physical happiness , full period of life allotted to man. " How we should live—what eat, 1,1 To reach in health full threescore . These interesting little volumes, althout very delicate Import, as their titles irnplY , surable and general utility, for they ten f ture able t, understand ought to know. these enlightened times, except that gm euestionab e hanuels, is at a very terrible In the exposition hereby offered of the nature, et human disappointments and tin contended that ever; reader shall become any more than their own lawyer., 1 - -..:t. it should know the simple principles of our e whereby our existence and the issue there< states depend, the duties that are expect capacities in the family circle, and the ter=ns' happiness of the present and future race " By such knowledge, and which is health will be found to be In our u *--. ow ~.n ot ,.o lo4 T h within the attainment of x 11; by the ev • ul7...ntge l " ' O O our duty to ourselves, we secure the Hie ae . _,„'" -- 0 0°1 to follow, and finally by the cultivation of 0.... w erll ll _ , .. • consistent with degenerate health, the mind,: a t henn ig - 1 40/Il i i be exalted to the summit of perfection, is w" - of God's creations. ottl 2..; The author's justification for this seelning.„„o, - . 00 . ;; I:ipo lugs, and the avowal of their integrity of 111 1 .." - - - ,, ," .f . 11% ~-• by their perusal — his accredited qualificannnpastittO, . top T i o cs b b e roa h c a n d ed o i f ay s o h l e v rw e hooisdl,egi2t3imate studY al tvel I C i i i '' I t ':- p a ternoste r a i;" k th - 0 0 Fleet-street ; Hannay, 63, Oxford - stree t ;..,.,emi peton st, to* direct from the Author, le, Argyle-place, ....Md __ ; itill +7 : Great Marlborough-street), who may be advised Se w : , - ' matters daily till Three, and in the Eveningew— ' OS NINETEETH EDITION, price 2 9 . ,a A POPULAR TREATISE en the H EALTlita l f r i s if . 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A e e : , ark's, Compton-street, Som; r - o illut '' l 2. --C :,fis 7 ill Part I. of this Work is particularly addresse.sell...d.- tio r°dunedtiuvlegePree, neglected Stricy z, prevented from forming a Matrimonial Alliance , apse Ow" lie . it h ta=n disqualifications, and will be found an I . l l:is c oed . .4*'' er the means of perfect and secret restoration ofdtaol ew. el Part 11. treats perspicuously upon those for m eeet_ . llo, in their primary or secondary state, arising It s ° l l,o edic"'" _ t st how numbers who neglect to obtain coffiPe teia " - ~,alre'''- e s: upon themselves years of misery and suffering • m ow t ot on. The CORDIAL BALM OF SYRIACIIIII is e X ior t e ty, Til s oalli,sfr the cure of nervous and sexual debility, irregu . . hebbw..„ es. refaces, loss of appetite, indigestion, comsat/Wei/Jo all e'"' ti. ee ties arising from venereal excesses, &c. Pri c !" • L ., An fr tie. 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PRESERVATION- : l ' of youtil. h an :4,o o _, LJ en the Secret Infirmities and Disorele?t, on .. - c - t ife,v -- 01 Illustrated with Twesty-flve Coloured % a d jtepro dU aed TO' Physiology, and Di sease , o f t he tronarY t d foe tionsi ti , 5e, 0 40 0 ,1 explaining their various structures, uses , ib L., t itsry ba h 0 t 1: 0 00 the injuries that are produced in them, by , Tre atnl e _, excesses, With Practical Observations on the and o ttw. ...011 , Debility, Local and Constitutional Wealtue ssi ~ ,,,0,,,,.. ..„, the Urethra.E ° Su n' stoS erw' By SAMUEL LA'MERT, CONSUL T ar, Londe_4„ ~ t e 9, Bedford-street, Bedford -99u , v i n etasootaw Matriculated Member of the University 0. , sos tetY, Member of the London Hospital Medics. stor e y/ Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c. 0 0 ' CONTENTS OF THE TREATISE. , b it , 0 olio 04 CHAPTER I, On the l'hilosophy of Marria,tie.:olSuctii coetlrYst and 0 bligations, and Oil Infelicitous And Li t ,t r y of t: 4 1 1 4 tlO i ti: li j Cuirree 2. On the Anatomy and ThY c a r l e ° t l ° o 7,, 1 1 10 10 0 000 Organs, their functions, structures, an. se n the , ' dee s e Mental and Physical Power are dependant tlec_ l _, o o e ... fa ai to! —CHAPTER 3. On Solitary Habits; their__ *Misty 0 n:;,,,,40 i i i ot! Animal Economy ; the concealed cause ef J- , ,. .e u e " ra t ets rouse of the Stomach, Lungs, and Brain, and g`". pfsor d '_; for - Mental Faculties. Cuarrea 4. On the Secre_. A L0e_ 5,.. 0 4 6., fi k and Maturity, and the Treatment of Nerv0.5..Z,,7,00 i ( 70, 0 "" Mental Debility, and Premature Decay.--t. to Icest'' the Disorders arising from indiscnminse ..,....,,,,,,, , 0 01 1 0 ; Gleet, Strictures, and other Diseases of th ti:.`"-- ieto:o, REVIEWS Or TYE WORE._ ei .pet 1 , ;,, 0 , 1 "The author of this singular and talented w h c fled medical man, who has evidently had ce!l___: dre t y o ra ai l 0_ s i °l o l _ ol o l . 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'' °r— rf:r,„ "- elt ; big ' ' o ffiog v ' i ...en t 11. ISO -•ea ..iottle.. 0 f 110LBORN-HILL, SNOW -HILL, and FAR EINGDON-STREET VIADUCT COMPANY. (Registered Provisionally.) Capital 200,0001., in 20,000 Shares of 101. each. Deposit, I Is. per Share. The allotment of shares will take place as early as practicable, by the Committee of Management, and in the meantime all further ap plications for shares are to be made to the solicitors, Messrs. Carritt and Osgood, 5, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street ; and appli cants are requested to confine their references as much as possible to bankers, brokers, or other parties within the City of London. THE PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION LND BENEVOLENT FUND, 42, Moorgate•street. Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. Thomson Hankey, jun., Esq TRUSTEES. 1 W. G. Prescott, Esq. I Baron L. de Rothschild. TREASURER OF THE BENEVOLENT FUND. John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. Forms of proposal for MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE, to meet every contingency, Annuities, Endowments, Loans, &c., and the FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT, with every information, may be had at the Offices, where donations and subscriptions to the Benevolent Fund are received. Table of Premium payable yearly, half-yearly, or quarterly, by a person of the age of 25, to secure the sum of £lOO, to be paid at death, or on his attaining the respective ages of 50, 55, and GO, whichever event shall first occur: Age Fifty. Age Fifty-five, Age Sixty, 4-47: t Half- I Quar- . I Half- I Quar- Year. I Year. terly. Year. terly. I e r IYear I terly. 25 13 16 411 19 010 19 813 5 511 13 310 16 912 18 211 9 GIO 1411 rolleies may be effected daily. By order of the Board, July 30, 1846. THOS. MULLINDER, Secre lary. B RITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COM PANY. 1, Princes-street, Bank, London. Empowered by special Act of Parliament, 4th Viet., cap. 9. ADVANTAGES OF THIS INSTITUTION. MUTUAL ABSCAANCE BRANCH. Complete security afforded to the Assured by means an ample subscribed capital, and the large fund 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 aanually divided among the Assured. PROPRIETARY BRANCH. The lowest rates consistent with security to the Assured. An increasing scale of premiums, peculiarly adapted to cases where assurances are effected for the purpose of securing loans or debts. Half-credit rates of premium, whereby credit is given for half the amount of premium for seven years, to be then paid off, or remain charge upon the policy, at the option of the holder. EXTRACT FROM THE TABLES. Annual Premiums required for an Assurance of 1001. for the whole Term of Life. MUTUAL ASSURANCE BRANCH. PROPRIETARY BRANCH. Half Pre- Who's Pre- Half Pre• Whole Pre- Age. mium, first initial, after Age. mium, first mium, after five years. five years. seven years. seven years. X s. d. X s. d. X s. d. X s. d. 20 1 0 0 2 0 0 28 0 18 0 1 16 0 25 1 2 2 2 4 4 25 0 19 Y 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 9 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 55 2 12 9 5 1 6 PETER MORRISON, Resident Director. SOVEREIGN LIFE ASSURANCE COM. PANY, No. 5, St. James's-street, London. TRUSTEES. Sir Augustus Brydges Henniker, Bart, Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq., M.P. Henry Pownall, Esq. Claude Edward Scott, Esq. DIRECTORS. CHAlRMAN—Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Arthur Lennox. DEPUTY-CWRMAN—T. C. Granger, Esq., M.P. John Ashburner, Esq., M.D. T. M. B. Batard, Esq. Philip Patton Blyth, Esq. Henry Broadwood, Esq., M.P. Charles Farebrother, Esq., Alderman. Wm. Tull ich Fraser, Esq. John Gardiner, Esq, Aaron Asher Goldsmid, Esq. Lord Macdonald. Alexander Ogilvie, Esq. Henry William Pownall, Esq. Assurances and annuities granted on favourable terms. The Rates of Premium, of which the following are specimens, are on the lowest scale consistent with security. ANNUAL. PREMIUMS FOR ASSURING 1001. Age. I For For One Year. I Seven Years. £ s. d. 20 I 11 0 £ 5. d. 1 1 8 For Whole Life, X s. d. 1 13 7 A new plan of Accumulative Assurance, by depositing instead of paying Premiums, thus : By the deposit plan, commencing at the age 20, 401. per Annnm secures the assured at the age of s. d. 949 16 4 1779 1 0 2495 0 0 3111 19 8 69 I „ f 3650 9 0 Deferred Annuities, to commence at any specified age, granted either with or without return of the Premiums, in case the age at which the annuity is to commence is not attained. H. D. DAVENPORT, Secretary. 29 a Policy for E NGLISH and SCOTTISH LAW LIFE ASSURANCE and LOAN ASSOCIATION. 12, Waterloo-place, London; 119. Princes-street, Edinburgh. Established in 1839. Subscribed Capital, One Million. LIFE ASSURANCE, ANNUITIES, REVERSIONS, AND ENDOWMENTS. A union of the English and Scottish Principle of Assurance. A COMPREHENSIVE and LIBERAL SYSTEM of LOAN in onnexion with Life Assurance, on undoubted personal or other ecurity. The A.ssured participate in two-thirds of the profits. J. HILL WILLIAMS, Actuary. N ATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages ith respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured has, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for feiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Table) ; lso the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his In terests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowost possible rates. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The remarkable SUCCeS3 and increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a fourth bonus, varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid In each Policy effected on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. ›1 4 Premium. Bonus Bonus in g g s Assured a p ti added. Cash. c — g may p Borrow. £ £s. d. 1837 £217 15 1 £lOO 011 £l6 0 4'.£445 0 0 1838 192 3 0, 87 1 4 13 10 2 , 395 11 1 60 lON 3 4 1839 165 11 10 74 1 9 11 3 1 346 2 3 1 1840 116 7 6, 54 010 718 101 296 13 4 'lB4l 111 6 8, 49 10 0 710 41 247 4 5 The division of profits is annual, and the next will be made in ;ecember of the present year. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX. Secretary. UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. -8, Waterloo -place, Pall4nall, London : 97, George-street, Edinburgh; 12, St Vincent-place, Glasgow ; 4, Col lege-green, Dublin. Established by Act of Parliament in 1834. In 1841, the Company.added a bonus of 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured to all polic;es of the participating class, from the time they were effected. Parties wishing to secure the benefit of the next division of profits in 1848 should make immediate application. When the Insurance is for life, only one half the Annual Premium need be paid for the first 5 years. Every information will be afforded on application to the Resident Director, E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., No. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London, where Prospectuses, &c., may be had. SCOTTISH \VIDOWS' FUND and LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. PRESIDENT. The Right Honourable the Earl of Roseberry, VICE PRESIDENTS. His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch, K.G. The Right Honourable the Earl of Dalhousie. William Gibson Craig, Esq., M.P. The llonourable Lord Cockburn. INVESTED CAFITAL, arising from the Accumulation of the Premiums, Upwards of one million seven hundred thousand pounds. ANNUAL REVENUE, Upwards of two hundred and sixty thousand pounds. ng to the great amount of b us i ness d one by this society, to the economy with which its affairs are conducted, to the careful selection of the lives, to the equity of the principles upon which it is based, to the facilities afforded to the settlement of claims, and to other circum stances peculiar to itself, the members are entitled to look for the greatest benefits which such an institution can bestow, and it is confi dently believed that hitherto their expectations have not been disap pointed. The declaration of Additions made at last period of investigation, 31st December, 1845, showed that to the oldest Policies there had been added, as a Bonus, more than 80 per cent. on the original in surance, and to the later policies in a corresponding ratio ; and this independently of the current additions. In the event of one of the members, insured before the year 1820, dying in the year 1852, after payment of the premium of that year, there would be paid 2061. ss. 61., for each 1001. insured. The Bonus Addition thus being greater than the original Insurance. The details of the principles upon which the additions are ascer tained and appropriated among the members, cannot be given in an advertisement; they will, however, he found fully explained in the Society's Printed Prospectus, copies of which may be had en appli cation at the Head Office, or at any of the Society's Agencies. N.B.—All Benefit Insurances passed before the 31st December will be entitled to participate in the Profits of the current year. JOHN MACKENZIE, Manager. W. GEORGE, Chief Clerk. HEAD OFFICE.-5, St. Andrew-square, Edinburgh. LONDON—CITY OFFICE.-4, Royal Exchange-buildings. 20th Nov., 1846. HUGH OFFICE.-7, Pall-mall West. HUGH McKEAN, London Agent. ~~ .~